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== Proposed projects ==
== Proposed projects ==
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* [[Storify]]: Now this is the story all about how Storify wants us to take a minute to preserve their content before they pack their suitcase on May 16, 2018. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[Storify]]: Now this is the story all about how Storify wants us to take a minute to preserve their content before they pack their suitcase on May 16, 2018. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|horrify}}'''.
* [[NeoGAF]]: Currently undergoing [[reddit]]-like riots due to a sexual harassment scandal involving the site owner. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|neogaffe}}'''.
* [[NeoGAF]]: Currently undergoing [[reddit]]-like riots due to a sexual harassment scandal involving the site owner. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|neogaffe}}'''.
* [[The Escapist]]: Staff activity dwindling due to layoffs, remaining supporters are doing it for free. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[The Escapist]]: Staff activity dwindling due to layoffs, remaining supporters are doing it for free. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
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* [[The Consumerist]]: Consumer Reports: "Having Lots of Loyal Readers is Greatly Overrated". '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[The Consumerist]]: Consumer Reports: "Having Lots of Loyal Readers is Greatly Overrated". '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[NCIX]] and [[DirectCanada]]: A saga of telltale signs of a demise by bankruptcy, including many closures and alarm bells rung by customers, vendors, and even YouTube hosts. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[NCIX]] and [[DirectCanada]]: A saga of telltale signs of a demise by bankruptcy, including many closures and alarm bells rung by customers, vendors, and even YouTube hosts. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[Vidme]]: Newer products are better! So let's put the old one in the shredder on December 14th. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|vidmeh}}'''.
* [[DNAinfo]] and Gothamist: Abruptly ceased operations and was briefly taken offline after a unionization occurred. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.


== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==

Revision as of 14:40, 3 January 2018

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: Telegram
  • NewsGrabber: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more newssites. IRC Channel #newsgrabber (on hackint).
  • URLTeam: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. IRC Channel #urlteam (on hackint).
  • WikiTeam (WARC format): Saving wikis and their external links for the Wayback Machine. IRC Channel #wikiteam (on hackint).

Scripts only

  • FTP: Download all the FTP sites! IRC Channel #effteepee (on hackint).

ArchiveBot projects

Manual projects

Upcoming projects

Proposed projects

  • Storify: Now this is the story all about how Storify wants us to take a minute to preserve their content before they pack their suitcase on May 16, 2018. IRC Channel #horrify (on hackint).
  • NeoGAF: Currently undergoing reddit-like riots due to a sexual harassment scandal involving the site owner. IRC Channel #neogaffe (on hackint).
  • The Escapist: Staff activity dwindling due to layoffs, remaining supporters are doing it for free. IRC Channel TBD.
  • DeviantART: Being bought by Wix, users may be unhappy with "access to that work to use in their own site building" on Wix. IRC Channel #devianttart (on hackint).
  • LiveJournal: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. IRC Channel #recordedjournal (on hackint).
  • DevPort: This portfolio SaaS provider has reportedly been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.
  • Tumblr: Yahoo! considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired. IRC Channel #stumblr (on hackint).
  • Ownlog: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. IRC Channel #pwnlog (on hackint).
  • Google Groups: "Gone within a year" (SketchCow, 2016-06-07).
  • The Pirate Bay: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. IRC Channel #yarharfiddlededee (on hackint).

Recently finished

Hiatus / Missed the Mark

  • yuku: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint).
  • Flickr: Yahoo! decided to kill it, now Yahoo has been acquired. IRC Channel #flickrfckr (on hackint).

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