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== Archive Team recruiting ==
== Archive Team recruiting ==
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]
* Help us: '''[[warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.<br>
* What's on: [http://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].<br>
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== Warrior based projects ==
== Warrior-based projects ==
* [[viddy]]: viddy.com is powering down. Gone on December 15, 2014. '''IRC Channel #viddiot'''.
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* [[TwitPic]]: allegedly acquired and possibly to be rearranged by [[Twitter]]. We're saving it in its current state. '''IRC Channel #quitpic'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel #urlteam'''.
* [[Halo]]: Downloading all the read-only data from Halo. '''IRC Channel #yolohalo'''.


Help us: '''[[warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.
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What's on: [http://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].
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* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
 
=== Scripts only ===


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel #effteepee'''.
* [[Coronavirus|2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak]]: Documenting and preserving data, events, and impacts of the virus on society. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|coronarchive}}'''
* [[WikiTeam]]: permanent effort, [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam/wiki/Tutorial#I_have_no_shell_access_to_server everyone can help] (you choose the size of your downloads). '''IRC Channel #wikiteam'''.
* [[Yahoo! Groups]]: Years of internet threads, soon to go private-only. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yahoosucks|network=hackint}}'''
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space and bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel #archivebot'''.
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel #auditteam'''.
* [[WikiTeam]]: Saving wikis dumps (XML). And their external links for the Wayback Machine (WARC) as well as exporting MediaWiki databases. Permanent effort, [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam/wiki/Tutorial#I_have_no_shell_access_to_server everyone can help] (you choose the size of your downloads). '''IRC Channel {{IRC|wikiteam}}'''.
* [[AOL]]: Climbing into the decaying walled garden. '''IRC Channel #aohell.'''
* [[MP3.com]]: Digging through the WayBack Machine's archives to build a database of all the DAM CDs made available through the site.


== Upcoming projects ==
== Upcoming & proposed projects ==
* [[Orkut]]: Orkut gets kut on September 30, 2014. '''IRC Channel #throatkut'''.
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* [[Panoramio]]: [[Google]] is migrating photos only (no metadata!) to Maps. '''IRC Channel #paranormio'''.
<!-- Top priority: could disappear anytime now -->
* [[Epic]]: Epic, a [[Viddy]] site, is also powering down. Gone on December 15, 2014. '''IRC Channel #viddiot'''.
<!-- Shutting down, definite deadline given -->
* [[Roon]]: Gets ruined on December 31, 2014. '''IRC channel #rooined'''.
<!-- Shutting down, vague deadline given -->
* [[Microsoft Clip Art]]: Microsoft is phasing out its clip art collection. '''IRC channel #clipfart'''.
* [[Kinja]]: Deleting all user pages, maybe? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gokinjagokinjago}}'''.
* [[Nokia Memories]]: Getting forgotten by Nokia on January 12, 2014. '''IRC channel #'''.
* [[Twitter]]: Deleting inactive accounts <s>2019-12-11</s> sometime. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|twitterdead}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Concerns about the future of Ownlog. '''IRC channel #'''.
<!-- Shutting down, no deadline given -->
<!-- [[SheNssvavgl]]: SheNssvavgl vf univat n SheQrsvpvrapl. '''VEP Punaary #vprxvat'''. -->
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<!-- Misc. projects (unmaintained sites, distrust in owners) -->
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|getgit}}'''.
* [[Imgur]]: Image hoster decided that using it for hosting images is not permitted. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|imgone}}'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums}}'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pwnlog}}'''.
* [[Reddit]]: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|shreddit|network=hackint}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee}}'''.
* [[Valhalla]]: Where to store what even the [[Internet Archive]] doesn't have space for? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|huntinggrounds}}'''.
* [[Giphy]]: Bought by Facebook, to be "integrated" (assimilated) into Instagram https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/facebook-to-buy-giphy


== Recently finished ==
== Recently finished projects ==
* [[ZipList]]: Gets zipped up on December 10, 2014. '''IRC channel #zipyourlips'''.
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* [[League of Legends#LoL_Boards_&_Forum|League of Legends Boards & Forum]]: Riot forcing Boards to surrender at 20 then smiting it and the forum archive on March 16th. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam-bs}}'''.
* [[8tracks]]: social network around audio streaming and creating playlists, was going to shut down 2019-12-31 but has been acquired and restored. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|8ball|network=hackint}}'''.
* [[Plays.tv]]: Stopping.tv on 2019-12-15. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|stops.tv|network=hackint}}'''.
* [[YouTube]]: Making playlists of liked videos private on 2019-12-05. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|down-the-tube|network=hackint}}'''.


== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
* [[Angelfire]]: Angelfire is a web hosting service that contains big chunks of early WWW history and has no proper backup. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|angelonfire}}'''.
* [[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.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[Freeml]]: Japanese mailing list provider is sending its final email 2019-12-02. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|fml}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Help us find and download all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2016-06-07).
* [[Google News Archive]]: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|papersplease}}'''.
* [[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.
* [[INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK]]: Grab a slice of the big cake of [[Internet Archive|The Archive]]! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|internetarchive.bak}}'''.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webroasting}}'''.
* [[NewsGrabber]]: Saving all news articles. <!-- Help with server power or by finding more news sites.-->Currently paused. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|newsgrabber}}'''.
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.


* [[Jux]]: Jux's time is up. Everything gone on November 30, 2014. '''IRC Channel #juxsux'''.
<small>ArchiveTeam primarily uses the EFnet IRC network – irc://irc.efnet.org – webchat: http://chat.efnet.org:9090 – [[Archiveteam:IRC|More info]]</small><br>
 
<small>ArchiveTeam also uses the hackint IRC network – ircs://irc.hackint.org:6697 (TLS required) – webchat: https://webirc.hackint.org/ – [[Archiveteam:IRC|More info]]
<small>ArchiveTeam uses the EFnet IRC network – irc://irc.efnet.org – webchat: http://chat.efnet.org:9090 – [[IRC|More info]]</small>

Revision as of 20:47, 18 May 2020

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: Telegram
  • URLTeam: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. IRC Channel #urlteam (on hackint).

Scripts only

Manual projects

  • 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak: Documenting and preserving data, events, and impacts of the virus on society. IRC Channel #coronarchive (on hackint)
  • Yahoo! Groups: Years of internet threads, soon to go private-only. IRC Channel #yahoosucks (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).
  • MP3.com: Digging through the WayBack Machine's archives to build a database of all the DAM CDs made available through the site.

Upcoming & proposed projects

Recently finished projects

  • League of Legends Boards & Forum: Riot forcing Boards to surrender at 20 then smiting it and the forum archive on March 16th. IRC Channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint).
  • 8tracks: social network around audio streaming and creating playlists, was going to shut down 2019-12-31 but has been acquired and restored. IRC Channel #8ball (on hackint).
  • Plays.tv: Stopping.tv on 2019-12-15. IRC Channel #stops.tv (on hackint).
  • YouTube: Making playlists of liked videos private on 2019-12-05. IRC Channel #down-the-tube (on hackint).

Hiatus / Missed the Mark

ArchiveTeam primarily uses the EFnet IRC network – irc://irc.efnet.org – webchat: http://chat.efnet.org:9090More info
ArchiveTeam also uses the hackint IRC network – ircs://irc.hackint.org:6697 (TLS required) – webchat: https://webirc.hackint.org/More info