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The ArchiveTeam uses IRC as its one-stop shop for coordinating official and unofficial AT projects.
The ArchiveTeam uses IRC as its one-stop shop for coordinating official and unofficial AT projects.
'''Before you go ahead and jump in, if there's nothing else you read on this page please at least take a moment to review the [[#Special ArchiveTeam IRC rules|Special ArchiveTeam IRC rules]] section below.


== How do I chat on IRC? ==
== How do I chat on IRC? ==


You will need a IRC client, or you can use a web interface.
You will need an IRC client, or you can use a web interface.


EFNet, the network that Archive Team uses, provides a [http://efnet.org/ web interface called Webchat]. Enter a nickname (such as your first name, your pet's name, or a cool pseudonym of your choice) and then the channel's name, ie <code>#archiveteam</code>.
EFNet, the network that Archive Team uses, provides a [http://efnet.org/ web interface called Webchat]. Enter a nickname (such as your first name, your pet's name, or a cool pseudonym of your choice) and then the channel's name, ie <code>#archiveteam</code>.
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If you check the chat logs, your question may already be answered. Unfortunately, some channels are not logged. Don't worry if you accidentally interrupt someone's conversation or repeat a question.
If you check the chat logs, your question may already be answered. Unfortunately, some channels are not logged. Don't worry if you accidentally interrupt someone's conversation or repeat a question.
See the section [[#IRC_Logs|IRC Logs]].


=== I asked a question and waited but it scrolled off the window and was ignored. ===
=== I asked a question and waited but it scrolled off the window and was ignored. ===


Don't get discouraged and ask again. Topics get intermixed and timezones break up normal conversations. Be persistent but friendly.
''Don't'' get discouraged; '''do''' ask again. Topics get intermixed and timezones break up normal conversations. Be persistent but friendly.


=== How do I get someone's attention in a public channel? ===
=== How do I get someone's attention in a public channel? ===
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=== Why won't anyone respond? ===
=== Why won't anyone respond? ===


If no one answers, please be patient. We're volunteers so we can't always respond immediately. We eat, drink, sleep, and archive just like you!
If no one answers, please be patient. We're volunteers so we can't always respond immediately. We eat, drink, sleep, and archive just like you! Note that IRC channels are '''not''' like Discord, Telegram, Slack, or similar channels - do not expect real-time responses the next second. Wait a few minutes, but be prepared to stay around for a little bit.


Sometimes it may be the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect bystander effect]. Try an [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/icebreaker icebreaker] to get the conversation going.
Sometimes it may be the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect bystander effect]. Try an [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/icebreaker icebreaker] to get the conversation going.
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See [[Who We Are]].
See [[Who We Are]].
=== Special ArchiveTeam IRC rules ===
Besides the expectation of being civilized, patient and tactful, there are some rules you should follow when in ArchiveTeam IRC channels. Breaking them makes you become annoying in the community and you can easily find yourself banned. The most pertinent of these are as follows:
* <code>#archiveteam</code> is generally reserved for short and important information exchange, e.g. concise announcements about websites shutting down, project status updates, easily answerable important questions, etc. '''All general and in-depth archiving-related discussion happens in <code>#archiveteam-bs</code>''' (this channel is monitored and you will very likely not need to wait hours for an answer). Project-specific discussions go in their [[Projects|respective]] channels. General topics not related to computers and/or archiving at all are not welcome even in <code>#archiveteam-bs</code>.<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam-bs?date=2014-09-09,Tue&sel=110#l106</ref>
* Don't ask too many questions, don't demand answers from others. Sometimes you can look it up yourself, sometimes you need to filter your questions for important ones. You can also [http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_logs search the logs].<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam-bs?date=2014-09-09,Tue&sel=126#l122</ref>
* Don't maliciously/demandingly criticize Archive Team, its members, nor the Internet Archive, especially in general, empty phrases.<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2016-01-02,Sat&sel=143#l139</ref><ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam-bs?date=2016-02-15,Mon&sel=43#l39</ref> If you have a remark/idea, be concrete and constructive (and polite and patient), and if you can, realize it yourself (we're volunteers otherwise busy). Remember the money-back guarantee!<ref name="moneybackguarantee">http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-07-05,Sun&sel=170#l166</ref>
* Don't try to convince ArchiveTeam about that archiving is bad. We make very few exceptions when it's about archiving. Also, our rule of thumb is "archive first, ask questions later".<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-06-25,Thu&sel=58#l54</ref><ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-10-17,Sat&sel=154#l150</ref><ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-10-17,Sat&sel=231#l227</ref> Our IRC channels are the #1 worst place to ask "why we are keeping this"!<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-10-17,Sat&sel=233#l229</ref>
* Don't be childish.<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam-bs?date=2015-10-28,Wed&sel=7#l3</ref><ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2016-01-09,Sat&sel=285#l281</ref><ref name="moneybackguarantee" />
* Don't feed the trolls. (Don't engage into arguments with people not behaving appropriately.)<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-06-10,Wed&sel=442#l438</ref>
* Don't explain us evident things in detail.<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2016-03-10,Thu&sel=425#l421</ref>
* Don't let your IRC client flood the channels with join/leave notifications due to you unstable connection.<ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam?date=2015-12-14,Mon&sel=232#l228</ref><ref>http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_log/archiveteam-bs?date=2016-06-11,Sat&sel=140#l136</ref>
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== ArchiveTeam on IRC ==
== ArchiveTeam on IRC ==


Below are a list of the IRC channels the ArchiveTeam uses to control all its projects, in no particular order. All these channels are on the [http://efnet.org EFNet] network. This list is not complete but available to document long-term channels.
Below is a list of ArchiveTeam's '''general-purpose''' IRC channels. '''Project-specific''' channels can be found in the [[Projects]]' list. All the channels are on the [http://efnet.org EFNet] network.  
 
(Back then we had a separate list of project-specific IRC channels, under the general channels. For historical interest, you can find them on the [[IRC/Old]] page.)


{| border="1" align="center" style="text-align:center;" cellpadding="6"
{| border="1" align="center" style="text-align:center;" cellpadding="6"
|Channel name||Channel hashtag||Channel description||Status
! Channel name !! Channel hashtag !! Channel description
|-
|colspan="4"|<b>General Channels</b>
|-
|Archive Team
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam #archiveteam]
|The main ArchiveTeam channel, mainly used for news, announcement and early project planning.
|N/A
|-
| -bs
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam-bs #archiveteam-bs]
|Off-topic discussion for things not directly related to ArchiveTeam and its projects.
|N/A
|-
| -twitter
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam-twitter #archiveteam-twitter]
|<s>We have a twitter bot and it owns you.</s> All tweets by us, to us, or about us used to be displayed here by swebb bot, until twitter killed API v1.
|N/A
|-
|Warrior
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/warrior #warrior]
|Channel for the discussion and development of the ArchiveTeam Warrior
|N/A
|-
|ArchiveBot
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archivebot #archivebot]
|Channel for controlling [[ArchiveBot]].  Discussions about ArchiveBot development also take place here.
|N/A
|-
|Valhalla
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/huntinggrounds #huntinggrounds]
|Project [[Valhalla]]: Discussing where and how to store archives that are too big for the [[Internet Archive]] at the moment.
|N/A
|-
|colspan="4"|<b>Active projects on a deadline</b>
|-
|Roon
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/rooined #rooined]
|The blogging website [[Roon]] gets ruined on December 31, 2014.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|MS Clip Art
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/clipfart #clipfart]
|[[Microsoft]] is phasing out its clip art collection.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|Viddy
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/viddiot #viddiot]
|A lot of viddios will be gone with [[Viddy]] on December 15, 2014.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|Halo
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/yolohalo #yolohalo]
|Bungie's disks are filling up, so they are deleting old [[Halo]] game statistics and user content.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|Panoramio
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/paranormio #paranormio]
|[[Google]] is migrating [[Panoramio]] pictures into Maps without metadata.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|Orkut
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/throatkut #throatkut]
|[[Orkut]] got kut on September 30, 2014. However, it still lives on as a read-only archive.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|TwitPic
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/quitpic #quitpic]
|Acquired by Twitter, [[TwitPic]] may cease to exist in its current form.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|colspan="4"|<b>Long term ongoing projects</b>
|-
|Audit Team 2014
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/auditteam #auditteam]
|It's time to verify our shit.
|<font color=#0000f>Active</font>
|-
|AOL
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/aohell #aohell]
|The channel for old-school [[AOL]] archiving.
|<font color=#0000f>Active</font>
|-
|BashUp
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/bashup #bashup]
|The ArchiveTeam [[IRC Quotes|Quote Backup Project]], dedicated to backing up quote databases (such as Bash.org) and similar websites (similar to FMyLife or MyLifeIsAverage).
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|URLTeam
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/urlteam #urlteam]
|The [[URLTeam|URL shortener backup project]] of the ArchiveTeam. To quote: "URL shortening = fucking bad idea"
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|WikiTeam
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/wikiteam #wikiteam]
|The [[WikiTeam|Wiki backup project]]. Any wiki can be backed up here.
|<font color=#ff0000>Mostly idle (work, don't chat!)</font>
|-
|FTP
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/effteepee #effteepee]
|[[FTP]] archiving project.
|<font color=#0000ff>Active</font>
|-
|colspan="4"|<b>Currently idle or complete projects</b>
|-
|ZipList
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/zipyourlips #zipyourlips]
|[[ZipList]] gets zipped up on December 10, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Jux
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/juxsux #juxsux]
|[[Jux]] is a creative blogging platform. But just until November 30, 2014.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Qwiki
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/quickie #quickie]
|No, it's not a wiki. [[Qwiki]] was acquired in 2013 by Yahoo!, shutting down on November 1, 2014.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Ancestry Sites
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/ancienthistory #ancienthistory]
|[[Ancestry.com]] is pulling the plug on four of its sites.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Quizilla
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/fizzilla #fizzilla]
|Nickelodeon failed [[Quizilla]] and gets expelled on October 1st, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Verizon user sites
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/verizoff #verizoff]
|[[Geocities|Deja vu]]? [[Verizon Personal Web Space|Verizon]] decides it's a great idea to pull a Geocities with their user sites.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Swipnet
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/swiped #swiped]
|[[Swipnet|Swipnet.se]] gets swiped on August 31, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed (by self)</font>
|-
|Canvas
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/canvas #canvas]
|[[Canv.as]] wants a permanent home at IA.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Fotopedia
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/fotofinished #fotofinished]
|[[Fotopedia]] is taking its last photo on August 10, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Twitch
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/burnthetwitch #burnthetwitch]
|[[Twitch]] announced they were going to be mass-deleting old broadcasts.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|puu.sh
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/pushharder #pushharder]
|[[puu.sh]] archival before they add an image expiry limit
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Yahoo! Voices
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/shutup #shutup]
|Self-destruct sequence initiated of [[Yahoo! Voices]]. ETA July 31, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|MLKSHK
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/totheyard #totheyard]
|[[MLKSHK]] announced that they were going to shut down, but then didn't.
|<font color=#ff0000>Cancelled</font>
|-
|Bebo
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/cockandballs #cockandballs]
|Archival of [[Bebo]].
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Mochi Media
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/mochibaibai #mochibaibai]
|Goodbye Flash games. [[Mochi Media]] was forced to shut down on March 31, 2014.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|My Opera
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/fatlady #fatlady]
|Archival of [[My Opera]]
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Dogster/Catster
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/rawdogster #rawdogster]
|Archival of [[Dogster]] and Catster.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed (for now)</font>
|-
|Viddler
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/fiddler #fiddler]
|Saving [[Viddler]] before it goes paid-only on March 11, 2014.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|The Phoenix
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/theashes #theashes]
|This news site is shutting down and we already grabbed blog.thephoenix.com.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|ispygames
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/ispygames #ispygames]
|Gamespy, 1up, UGO and IGN (most of the sites) are being closed. Planning and action here.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|AnyHub
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/AnyHubTeam #AnyHubTeam]
|The [[AnyHub]] team.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Last.fm
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/lastchance.fm #lastchance.fm]
|The channel for [[Last.fm]] archiving.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|-
|isoPrey
| Archive Team || [irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam #archiveteam] || The main ArchiveTeam channel, mainly used for news, announcement and early project planning.
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/isoprey #isoprey]
|[[isoHunt]] was forced to shutdown.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|-
|Blip.tv
| -bs || [irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam-bs #archiveteam-bs] || Off-topic discussion for things not directly related to ArchiveTeam and its projects.
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/blooper.tv #blooper.tv]
|[[Blip.tv]] decides to "clean up" their library.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|-
|Xanga
| -twitter || [irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam-twitter #archiveteam-twitter] || <s>We have a twitter bot and it owns you.</s> All tweets by us, to us, or about us used to be displayed here by swebb bot, until twitter killed API v1.
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/jenga #jenga]
|[[Xanga]] archival before potentially going paid-only or transitioning to Wordpress.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|-
|Formspring
| Warrior || [irc://irc.efnet.org/warrior #warrior] || Channel for the discussion and development of the ArchiveTeam Warrior
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/firespring #firespring]
|[[Formspring|Formspring announced its closure on March 15, 2013]]. Plans for archiving and general closure chat were located here.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed (for now)</font>
|-
|-
|Snapjoy
| ArchiveBot || [irc://irc.efnet.org/archivebot #archivebot] || Channel for controlling [[ArchiveBot]]. Discussions about ArchiveBot development also take place here.
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/snapshut #snapshut]
|[[Snapjoy]] archival. Closed July 24th, 2013.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|-
|Webshots
| ArchiveBot-bs || [irc://irc.efnet.org/archivebot-bs #archivebot-bs] || Off-topic discussion for things not directly related to ArchiveBot.
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/webshots #webshots]
|Discussion of everything related to the [[webshots]] shutdown.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Posterous
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/preposterus #preposterus]
|[[Posterous]] project discussion
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|FanFiction.Net
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/fanfriction #fanfriction]
|The channel for coordinating preemptive [[FanFiction.Net]] archiving.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|FlickrFckr
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/flickrfckr #flickrfckr]
|The [[FlickrFckr|Flickr backup project]] of the Archive Team. Not needed just yet, but it's a Yahoo owned service, so we're always prepped.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|ProdigalSon
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/prodigalson #prodigalson]
|The [[Pages|backup project for pages.prodigy.net]].
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|GetMUD
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/getmud #getmud]
|The multi-user-dungeon backup project of the Archive Team. Currently no progress as of yet.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Space Invaders
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/spaceinvaders #spaceinvaders]
|The [[Talk:Windows Live Spaces|Windows Live Spaces backup project]].
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|ArchiveTeam Philly
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archiveteam-philly #archiveteam-philly]
|For team members in the Philadelphia area (there's a lot). Discussion and possible physical meetups?
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Forever Alone
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/foreveralone #foreveralone]
|The [[Friendster]] backup project.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Magically Delicious
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/magicallydelicious #magicallydelicious ]
|[[Delicious]] backup project
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Google Grape||[irc://irc.efnet.org/googlegrape #googlegrape]
|Main channel for coordinating the [[Google Video Warroom|Google Video project]].
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|BOINC Google
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/boincgoogle #boincgoogle]
|Sub-channel for the [[Google Video Warroom|Google Video project]], for details about running the distributed-download software
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Upcoming
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/outgoing #outgong]
|[[Upcoming]] gave us 11 days' notice. It shut down on April 30.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|Lulu Poetry
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/lulupoetry #lulupoetry]
|Channel for the brief but intense [[Poetry.com]] archiving project.
|<font color=#ff0000>Idle</font>
|-
|Archive Strikes Back
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archivestrikesback #archivestrikesback ]
|Channel for [[Forums.starwars.com]] archive project.
|<font color=#36B355>Completed</font>
|-
|ArchiveMeme
|[irc://irc.efnet.org/archivememe #archivememe]
|An unofficial fan channel started by BlueMax. http://memegenerator.net/ArchiveTeam
|N/A
|}
|}


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[[User:Scumola|Scumola]]/swebb is also hosting chatlogs of some channels at [http://badcheese.com/~steve/atlogs/ http://badcheese.com/~steve/atlogs/].  Though only logs from the last ten days are listed, older chatlogs can still be accessed by changing the URL.
[[User:Scumola|Scumola]]/swebb is also hosting chatlogs of some channels at [http://badcheese.com/~steve/atlogs/ http://badcheese.com/~steve/atlogs/].  Though only logs from the last ten days are listed, older chatlogs can still be accessed by changing the URL.


If the one above seems to be out of order, try [[User:Chfoo|chfoo]]'s one: http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_logs.
If the one above seems to be out of order, try [[User:Chfoo|chfoo]]'s one: http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_logs. It's also searchable.


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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an internet protocol that allows multiple users to connect to a server and chat. Each IRC "server" can be connected to by a person, then someone joins a "channel" with the particular subject they are interested in.

The ArchiveTeam uses IRC as its one-stop shop for coordinating official and unofficial AT projects.

Before you go ahead and jump in, if there's nothing else you read on this page please at least take a moment to review the Special ArchiveTeam IRC rules section below.

How do I chat on IRC?

You will need an IRC client, or you can use a web interface.

EFNet, the network that Archive Team uses, provides a web interface called Webchat. Enter a nickname (such as your first name, your pet's name, or a cool pseudonym of your choice) and then the channel's name, ie #archiveteam.

Archiveteam1.png Please learn IRC netiquette.

Do not barge into an IRC channel demanding help or disparage installation instructions.

Archive Team is not a professional support team.

Do I have to use IRC?

We prefer IRC because there is no central point of failure, but see the question about social media on Frequently Asked Questions.

Why does IRC need chat logs?

Unlike a bulletin board or SMS, IRC is a transient medium of communication. As a result, if you aren't there to receive the message, you will never receive it at all.

If you check the chat logs, your question may already be answered. Unfortunately, some channels are not logged. Don't worry if you accidentally interrupt someone's conversation or repeat a question.

See the section IRC Logs.

I asked a question and waited but it scrolled off the window and was ignored.

Don't get discouraged; do ask again. Topics get intermixed and timezones break up normal conversations. Be persistent but friendly.

How do I get someone's attention in a public channel?

Some chat clients will alert the user if you say their nickname.

Some clients support nickname auto-completion. Start typing the first few letters of their nickname and press tab.

Why won't anyone respond?

If no one answers, please be patient. We're volunteers so we can't always respond immediately. We eat, drink, sleep, and archive just like you! Note that IRC channels are not like Discord, Telegram, Slack, or similar channels - do not expect real-time responses the next second. Wait a few minutes, but be prepared to stay around for a little bit.

Sometimes it may be the bystander effect. Try an icebreaker to get the conversation going.

I can't wait; I need immediate attention. Who's in charge?

See Who We Are.

Special ArchiveTeam IRC rules

Besides the expectation of being civilized, patient and tactful, there are some rules you should follow when in ArchiveTeam IRC channels. Breaking them makes you become annoying in the community and you can easily find yourself banned. The most pertinent of these are as follows:

  • #archiveteam is generally reserved for short and important information exchange, e.g. concise announcements about websites shutting down, project status updates, easily answerable important questions, etc. All general and in-depth archiving-related discussion happens in #archiveteam-bs (this channel is monitored and you will very likely not need to wait hours for an answer). Project-specific discussions go in their respective channels. General topics not related to computers and/or archiving at all are not welcome even in #archiveteam-bs.[1]
  • Don't ask too many questions, don't demand answers from others. Sometimes you can look it up yourself, sometimes you need to filter your questions for important ones. You can also search the logs.[2]
  • Don't maliciously/demandingly criticize Archive Team, its members, nor the Internet Archive, especially in general, empty phrases.[3][4] If you have a remark/idea, be concrete and constructive (and polite and patient), and if you can, realize it yourself (we're volunteers otherwise busy). Remember the money-back guarantee![5]
  • Don't try to convince ArchiveTeam about that archiving is bad. We make very few exceptions when it's about archiving. Also, our rule of thumb is "archive first, ask questions later".[6][7][8] Our IRC channels are the #1 worst place to ask "why we are keeping this"![9]
  • Don't be childish.[10][11][5]
  • Don't feed the trolls. (Don't engage into arguments with people not behaving appropriately.)[12]
  • Don't explain us evident things in detail.[13]
  • Don't let your IRC client flood the channels with join/leave notifications due to you unstable connection.[14][15]

ArchiveTeam on IRC

Below is a list of ArchiveTeam's general-purpose IRC channels. Project-specific channels can be found in the Projects' list. All the channels are on the EFNet network.

(Back then we had a separate list of project-specific IRC channels, under the general channels. For historical interest, you can find them on the IRC/Old page.)

Channel name Channel hashtag Channel description
Archive Team #archiveteam The main ArchiveTeam channel, mainly used for news, announcement and early project planning.
-bs #archiveteam-bs Off-topic discussion for things not directly related to ArchiveTeam and its projects.
-twitter #archiveteam-twitter We have a twitter bot and it owns you. All tweets by us, to us, or about us used to be displayed here by swebb bot, until twitter killed API v1.
Warrior #warrior Channel for the discussion and development of the ArchiveTeam Warrior
ArchiveBot #archivebot Channel for controlling ArchiveBot. Discussions about ArchiveBot development also take place here.
ArchiveBot-bs #archivebot-bs Off-topic discussion for things not directly related to ArchiveBot.

IRC Logs

You can log the channels where you are using your client, generally. But if you want a 24/7 bot logging your channel, you can use a script like this (change the server and channel variables).

Scumola/swebb is also hosting chatlogs of some channels at http://badcheese.com/~steve/atlogs/. Though only logs from the last ten days are listed, older chatlogs can still be accessed by changing the URL.

If the one above seems to be out of order, try chfoo's one: http://archive.fart.website/bin/irclogger_logs. It's also searchable.