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* Afghanistan: Archiving the Afghan web due to recent events. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|afghansites}}'''.
* Afghanistan: Archiving the Afghan web due to recent events. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|afghansites}}'''.
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* Classic [[Google Sites]]: Making more sites inaccessible to the public starting September 1, 2021. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|nearlylostmygoogles}}'''.
* Classic [[Google Sites]]: Making more sites inaccessible to the public starting <s>September 1, 2021</s> sometime. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|nearlylostmygoogles}}'''.
* [[Periscope]]: Another Twitter acquisition, another shutdown. This time, its live-streamer gets to join Vine in the bin at the end of March. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|microscope}}'''.
* [[Periscope]]: Another Twitter acquisition, another shutdown. This time, its live-streamer gets to join Vine in the bin at the end of March. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|microscope}}'''.
* [[Webs]]: Vistaprint is killing off the Freewebs you knew from the 2000s on <s>March 31</s> June 30, 2021, unless you pay up. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webbed}}'''.
* [[Webs]]: Vistaprint is killing off the Freewebs you knew from the 2000s on <s>March 31</s> <s>June 30, 2021</s> sometime, unless you pay up. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webbed}}'''.
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* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gitgud}}'''.
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gitgud}}'''.
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* [[Chrome Web Store]]: Google has announced a timeline of policy changes that will lead to content being removed between December 1, 2020 and June 2022. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|chromeweblore}}'''.
* [[Chrome Web Store]]: Google has announced a timeline of policy changes that will lead to content being removed between December 1, 2020 and 2023. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|chromeweblore}}'''.
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* [[Kinja]]: Deleting all user pages, maybe? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gokinjagokinjago}}'''.
* [[Kinja]]: Deleting all user pages, maybe? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gokinjagokinjago}}'''.
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* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired and Verizon declared war on NSFW blogs. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tumbledown}}'''.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired and Verizon declared war on NSFW blogs. Tumblr has since been sold to Automattic. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tumbledown}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam-bs}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam-bs}}'''.


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Revision as of 15:27, 3 November 2021

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: Telegram

An updated Warrior virtual appliance (v3.2) is now available with better support for newer projects that utilize wget-at. Please download it using the link above.

Manual projects

  • 2019-202? coronavirus outbreak: Documenting and preserving data, events, and impacts of the virus on society. IRC Channel #coronarchive (on hackint)
  • ArchiveBot: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. IRC Channel #archivebot (on hackint).
  • WikiTeam: Saving wikis dumps (XML). And their external links for the Wayback Machine (WARC) as well as exporting MediaWiki databases. Permanent effort, everyone can help (you choose the size of your downloads). IRC Channel #wikiteam (on hackint).
  • Dead people: When people die, their webpages and/or social media might go "Poof!" due to fees and other knick-knack. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint)

Upcoming & proposed projects

  • Chrome Web Store: Google has announced a timeline of policy changes that will lead to content being removed between December 1, 2020 and 2023. IRC Channel #chromeweblore (on hackint).
  • Kinja: Deleting all user pages, maybe? IRC Channel #gokinjagokinjago (on hackint).
  • Twitter: Deleting inactive accounts 2019-12-11 sometime. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • YouTube: Archiving all YouTube metadata and selected videos afterwards soon. IRC Channel #down-the-tube (on hackint).
  • Imgur: Image hoster decided that using it for hosting images is not permitted. (Now it's been bought by MediaLab.) IRC Channel #imgone (on hackint).
  • JamiiForums: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • LiveJournal: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • Ownlog: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • The Pirate Bay: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • Roblox: Archiving Roblox due to the servers breaking down for 2 days. Soon archiving asset pages, user pages, user inventories, catalog pages, game pages, developer forums, assets, and games (a little work needed for games). Thank GOD it wasn't ransomware. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)
  • Valhalla: Where to store what even the Internet Archive doesn't have space for? IRC Channel #huntinggrounds (on hackint).
  • Giphy: Bought by Facebook, to be "integrated" (assimilated) into Instagram https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/facebook-to-buy-giphy

Recently finished projects

  • YouTube Discussions: Discussion tabs from millions of channels will be lost on 2021-10-12. IRC Channel #down-the-tube (on hackint).
  • XTube: The shutdown on 5 September 2021 will surely leave a gaping hole in the web. IRC Channel #nevermind (on hackint).
  • CodePlex: Microsoft's self-archive will be permanently removed from its Recycle Bin after July 1, 2021. IRC Channel #plexicode (on hackint).
  • Google Drive: Google broke millions of shared Drive links on 13 September 2021. IRC Channel #googlecrash (on hackint)
  • Google Poly: A 3D art repository that Google will send to the trash compactors on June 30, 2021. New uploads cease April 30. IRC Channel #polygone (on hackint).
  • Bintray: JFrog is dismantling the software distribution platform used by numerous projects in May. IRC Channel #binnedtray (on hackint).

Hiatus / Missed the Mark

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