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== Warrior based projects ==
== Warrior-based projects ==
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* [[NewsGrabber]]: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more newssites. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|newsgrabber}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[WikiTeam]]: Saving wikis dumps (XML). And their external links for the Wayback Machine (WARC) as well as xporting 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}}'''.
 
=== Scripts only ===
=== Scripts only ===
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[AOL]]: Climbing into the decaying walled garden. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|aohell}}'''
* [[Coronavirus|2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak]]: Documenting and preserving data, events, and impacts of the virus on society. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|coronarchive}}'''
* [[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, 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}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK]]: Grab a slice of the big cake of [[Internet Archive|The Archive]]! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|internetarchive.bak}}'''.
* [[MP3.com]]: Digging through the WayBack Machine's archives to build a database of all the DAM CDs made available through the site.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webroasting}}'''.
* [[Mozilla Addons]] (aka addons.mozilla.org, AMO): deleting legacy addons in October 2018. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|outofammo}}'''.
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Valhalla]]: Where to store what even the [[Internet Archive]] doesn't have space for? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|huntinggrounds}}'''.


== Upcoming projects ==
== Upcoming & proposed projects ==
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* [[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}}'''.
* [[GeoCities Japan]]: It's GeoCities all over again... The Japanese version shuts down in March 2019. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|notagain}}'''.
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* [[AccuWeather#AccuWeather_Forums|AccuWeather Forums]]: discussion forum for meteorologists is going down the drain sometime in 2018. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|accio-weather}}'''.
* [[Kinja]]: Deleting all user pages, maybe? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gokinjagokinjago}}'''.
* [[Google+]]: Google finally realised they failed. Shutting down by August 2019. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googleminus}}'''.
* [[Twitter]]: Deleting inactive accounts <s>2019-12-11</s> sometime. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|twitterdead}}'''.
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* [[Imgur]]: Image hoster decided that using it for hosting images is not permitted. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|imgone}}'''.
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* [[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}}'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums}}'''.
* [[ZAM Network]]: Setting several sites on fire in autumn 2018.
== Proposed projects ==
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* [[GitHub]]: Reportedly embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|getgit}}'''.
* [[The Escapist]]: Staff activity dwindling due to layoffs, remaining supporters are doing it for free. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[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.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|stumblr}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pwnlog}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pwnlog}}'''.
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2016-06-07).  
* [[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}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee}}'''.
* [[YTMND]]: Supposed to be "shutting down soon" in 2016, but still up 2 years later. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[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 ==
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* [[TF2 Outpost]]: Setting itself and TF2 trades on fire after September in brazen act of insurance fraud due to costs. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[Tindeck]]: Creative Commons audio hosting site going silent on 2018-08-01. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|findeck}}'''.
* [[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 ==
* [[Bazaar.tf]]: TF2 item trading site <s>is calling it quits and closing its shop for good in December</s> changed its mind on quitting after TF2 Outpost's closure. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently paused. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[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 A AUDIT2018.
* [[Froogle]]: Let's do a census of all of Google's products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|froogle}}'''. CURRENTLY UNMOVING, MAY NEED REVISITING SOON.
* [[Woohoo]]: Yahoo is untrustworthy, let's do a census of all their products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|woohoo}}'''. WELL YAHOO IS SORTA DEADISH.


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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