Difference between revisions of "Yahoo! Answers"
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| logo = Yahooanswers_logo.png | | logo = Yahooanswers_logo.png | ||
| URL = https://answers.yahoo.com/ | | URL = https://answers.yahoo.com/ | ||
| project_status = {{ | | project_status = {{closed}} | ||
| archiving_status = 2021: {{ | | archiving_status = 2021: {{partiallysaved}}<br />2016: {{partiallysaved}} | ||
| irc = noanswers | | irc = noanswers | ||
| irc_network = hackint | | irc_network = hackint | ||
| tracker = 2021: [ | | tracker = 2021: [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/yahooanswers2 yahooanswers2]<br/>2016: [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/yahooanswers yahooanswers] | ||
| source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/yahooanswers-grab yahooanswers-grab] | | source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/yahooanswers-grab yahooanswers-grab] | ||
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'''Yahoo! Answers''' is currently the biggest Q&A site on the internet. <s>It is unlikely to go down soon, but</s> given [[Yahoo!]]'s record of deleting sites ([[Yahoo! Messages]], [[Ask Yahoo!]]), one would be better off using [[Answers.com]] or another Q&A site. | '''Yahoo! Answers''' is currently the biggest Q&A site on the internet. <s>It is unlikely to go down soon, but</s> <s>given [[Yahoo!]]'s record of deleting sites ([[Yahoo! Messages]], [[Ask Yahoo!]]), one would be better off using [[Answers.com]] or another Q&A site</s> closed on 2021-05-04. | ||
In July 2016, [[Yahoo!]] has been [http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/25/technology/yahoo-verizon-deal-sale/ acquired] by Verizon. [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20160228141014AAh0MnR Rumour] [https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20160328064803AA3RQ4Y has it] that Answers might be closed as a consequence. So ArchiveTeam decided to download it. This effort stopped in July 2017 for unknown reasons. | In July 2016, [[Yahoo!]] has been [http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/25/technology/yahoo-verizon-deal-sale/ acquired] by Verizon. [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20160228141014AAh0MnR Rumour] [https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20160328064803AA3RQ4Y has it] that Answers might be closed as a consequence. So ArchiveTeam decided to download it. This effort stopped in July 2017 for unknown reasons. | ||
In April 2021, Yahoo! announced that Answers would go read-only on 2021-04-20 and be shut down entirely on 2021-05-04.<ref>{{URL|https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35642.html}}</ref> | In April 2021, Yahoo! announced that Answers would go read-only on 2021-04-20 and be shut down entirely on 2021-05-04.<ref>{{URL|https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35642.html}}</ref> As expected, Yahoo! added a pop-up notice 2021-04-20 saying that read-only mode had begun.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210420233723/https://answers.yahoo.com/</ref>, and on 2021-05-04, the entire website started redirecting to a help article. | ||
Users have received an email notification from Yahoo on the day of the closure stating that they can still download their individual data until June 30, 2021. | |||
== 2021 Archival attempt == | == 2021 Archival attempt == | ||
Archiving | Archiving finished! Participants were given instructions on how to install the [[ArchiveTeam_Warrior|ArchiveTeam Warrior]] to help out and and recommended to join the IRC channel for up-to-date information. In the end, a complete capture was not possible, so it is very likely that not all pages were archived. | ||
Docker image: <code>atdr.meo.ws/archiveteam/yahooanswers-grab</code>, see the setup instructions in [[ | Docker image: <code>atdr.meo.ws/archiveteam/yahooanswers-grab</code>, see the setup instructions in [[Running Archive Team Projects with Docker]] for more details. | ||
Outlinks | Outlinks were passed to the [[URLs]] project. To handle pagination, URLs that look like '<subdomain>.answers.yahoo.com/_reservice_/' were called. Since this was done on many pages, it showed up frequently in the logs. | ||
== 2016/2017 Archival attempt == | == 2016/2017 Archival attempt == | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 5 May 2021
| Yahoo! Answers | |
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| URL | https://answers.yahoo.com/ |
| Status | Offline |
| Archiving status | 2021: Partially saved 2016: Partially saved |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| Project source | yahooanswers-grab |
| Project tracker | 2021: yahooanswers2 2016: yahooanswers |
| IRC channel | #noanswers (on hackint) |
Yahoo! Answers is currently the biggest Q&A site on the internet. It is unlikely to go down soon, but given Yahoo!'s record of deleting sites (Yahoo! Messages, Ask Yahoo!), one would be better off using Answers.com or another Q&A site closed on 2021-05-04.
In July 2016, Yahoo! has been acquired by Verizon. Rumour has it that Answers might be closed as a consequence. So ArchiveTeam decided to download it. This effort stopped in July 2017 for unknown reasons.
In April 2021, Yahoo! announced that Answers would go read-only on 2021-04-20 and be shut down entirely on 2021-05-04.[1] As expected, Yahoo! added a pop-up notice 2021-04-20 saying that read-only mode had begun.[2], and on 2021-05-04, the entire website started redirecting to a help article.
Users have received an email notification from Yahoo on the day of the closure stating that they can still download their individual data until June 30, 2021.
2021 Archival attempt
Archiving finished! Participants were given instructions on how to install the ArchiveTeam Warrior to help out and and recommended to join the IRC channel for up-to-date information. In the end, a complete capture was not possible, so it is very likely that not all pages were archived.
Docker image: atdr.meo.ws/archiveteam/yahooanswers-grab, see the setup instructions in Running Archive Team Projects with Docker for more details.
Outlinks were passed to the URLs project. To handle pagination, URLs that look like '<subdomain>.answers.yahoo.com/_reservice_/' were called. Since this was done on many pages, it showed up frequently in the logs.
2016/2017 Archival attempt
Discovery
[1] and [2] are allegedly the oldest accounts on the site.
User:PurpleSymphony did a discovery in July–August 2016, on which the ArchiveTeam project is based.