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* [[Angelfire]]: Angelfire is a web hosting service that contains big chunks of early WWW history and has no proper backup. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|angelonfire}}'''.
* [[The Artist Union]]: Staff have gone dark for some time, this site is in danger of being lost to time. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|theabandonoftheartists}}'''.
* [[TinyPic]]: Millions of tiny pics from the late 2000s/early 2010s will be scattered to the winds on <s>September 16th</s> September 9th. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tinydick}}'''.
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* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.


=== Scripts only ===
=== Scripts only ===
* [[Sketch]]: Sony doesn't seem to like their user's sketches. Shutting down 2019-09-30. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|SketchedOut}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[NewsGrabber]]: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more news sites. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|newsgrabber}}'''.
* [[NewsGrabber]]: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more news sites. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|newsgrabber}}'''.


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[Make Magazine]]: "EVERYTHING RELATED TO MAKE MAGAZINE. GET IT ALL. START IMMEDIATELY." ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2019-06-04) '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Help us find all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Help us find all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
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* [[Sketch]]: Sony doesn't seem to like their user's sketches. Shutting down 2019-09-30. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|SketchedOut}}'''.
* [[Freeml]]: Japanese mailing list provider is sending its final email December 2nd. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|fml}}'''.
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* [[Reddit]]: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|shreddit}}'''.
* [[Reddit]]: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|shreddit}}'''.
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* [[Angelfire]]: Angelfire is a web hosting service that contains big chunks of early WWW history and has no proper backup. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|angelonfire}}'''.
* [[Google Fusion Tables]]: Shutting down on 2019-12-3. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums}}'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums}}'''.
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|getgit}}'''.
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|getgit}}'''.
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== Recently finished projects ==
== Recently finished projects ==
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* [[Facepunch Forums]]: Contained ~33 million posts and shut down on 2019-06-12. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|faceplant}}'''.
* [[Instaud.io]]: Instaudio has started the process of shutting down, and is no longer accepting new uploads. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|nomoreaud.io}}'''.
* [[YTMND]]: Shut down on 2019-05-12. Content and database were donated to Archive Team. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[Google+]]: Google finally realised they failed. Shut down on 2019-04-02. Archive Team's largest grab to date with just short of 1.4 PiB ''(1424 TiB)'' saved. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googleminus}}'''.
* [[Google+]]: Google finally realised they failed. Shut down on 2019-04-02. Archive Team's largest grab to date with just short of 1.4 PiB ''(1424 TiB)'' saved. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googleminus}}'''.
* [[GeoCities Japan]]: It's GeoCities all over again... The Japanese version shut down on 2019-04-01. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|notagain}}'''.
* [[Google Plus Comments on Blogspot]]: More content deleted during the Google+ shutdown. Comments removed from blogs starting 2019-02-04 but accessible for archiving until 2019-03-07. Approximately 30 million blogs scanned, and the comments of 181,565 blogs that contained Google+ comments were saved.


== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
* [[Flickr]]: <s>[[Yahoo!]]</s> SmugMug decided to kill it after finding Yahoo!'s plans to do so before they were bought by Verizon. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|flickrfckr}}'''.
* [[Flickr]]: <s>[[Yahoo!]]</s> SmugMug decided to kill it after finding Yahoo!'s plans to do so before they were bought by Verizon. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|flickrfckr}}'''.
* [[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. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tumbledown}}'''.
* [[Textream]]: [[Yahoo!]] Japan has killed yet another platform... Large Japanese discussion forum went partially down in early 2019-01 (?). '''IRC Channel {{IRC|textreamer}}'''.
* [[Google News Archive]]: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|papersplease}}'''.
* [[Google News Archive]]: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|papersplease}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
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* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|auditteam}}'''. THIS PROJECT IS ON HIATUS AND WILL BE RETURNED TO AS AUDIT2018.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|auditteam}}'''. THIS PROJECT IS ON HIATUS AND WILL BE RETURNED TO AS AUDIT2018.
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2016-06-07).
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2016-06-07).
* [[The Escapist]]: Staff activity dwindling due to layoffs, remaining supporters are doing it for free. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[DevPort]]: This [http://developerportfolio.com/ portfolio SaaS provider] has [http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/65135/need-some-help-saas-provider-is-dead-but-my-site-is-still-up-how-should-i-grab-it reportedly] been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.
* [[DevPort]]: This [http://developerportfolio.com/ portfolio SaaS provider] has [http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/65135/need-some-help-saas-provider-is-dead-but-my-site-is-still-up-how-should-i-grab-it reportedly] been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.


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Revision as of 06:34, 9 September 2019

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: Telegram
  • Angelfire: Angelfire is a web hosting service that contains big chunks of early WWW history and has no proper backup. IRC Channel #angelonfire (on hackint).
  • The Artist Union: Staff have gone dark for some time, this site is in danger of being lost to time. IRC Channel #theabandonoftheartists (on hackint).
  • TinyPic: Millions of tiny pics from the late 2000s/early 2010s will be scattered to the winds on September 16th September 9th. IRC Channel #tinydick (on hackint).
  • URLTeam: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. IRC Channel #urlteam (on hackint).

Scripts only

  • Sketch: Sony doesn't seem to like their user's sketches. Shutting down 2019-09-30. IRC Channel #SketchedOut (on hackint).
  • FTP: Download all the FTP sites! IRC Channel #effteepee (on hackint).
  • NewsGrabber: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more news sites. IRC Channel #newsgrabber (on hackint).

Manual projects

Active Projects Not Yet Ingesting

  • Freeml: Japanese mailing list provider is sending its final email December 2nd. IRC Channel #fml (on hackint).
  • Reddit: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. IRC Channel #shreddit (on hackint).

Proposed projects

Recently finished projects

  • Instaud.io: Instaudio has started the process of shutting down, and is no longer accepting new uploads. IRC Channel #nomoreaud.io (on hackint).
  • Google+: Google finally realised they failed. Shut down on 2019-04-02. Archive Team's largest grab to date with just short of 1.4 PiB (1424 TiB) saved. IRC Channel #googleminus (on hackint).
  • Google Plus Comments on Blogspot: More content deleted during the Google+ shutdown. Comments removed from blogs starting 2019-02-04 but accessible for archiving until 2019-03-07. Approximately 30 million blogs scanned, and the comments of 181,565 blogs that contained Google+ comments were saved.

Hiatus / Missed the Mark

  • Flickr: Yahoo! SmugMug decided to kill it after finding Yahoo!'s plans to do so before they were bought by Verizon. IRC Channel #flickrfckr (on hackint).
  • Tumblr: Yahoo! considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired and Verizon declared war on NSFW blogs. IRC Channel #tumbledown (on hackint).
  • Google News Archive: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? IRC Channel #papersplease (on hackint).
  • Quizlet: Flashcards and other learning tools IRC Channel #quizletusin (on hackint).
  • yuku: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint).
  • Audit 2014: It's time to verify our shit. IRC Channel #auditteam (on hackint). THIS PROJECT IS ON HIATUS AND WILL BE RETURNED TO AS AUDIT2018.
  • Google Groups: "Gone within a year" (SketchCow, 2016-06-07).
  • DevPort: This portfolio SaaS provider has reportedly been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.

ArchiveTeam uses the EFnet IRC network – irc://irc.efnet.org – webchat: http://chat.efnet.org:9090More info