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=== HISTORY IS OUR FUTURE ===
=== HISTORY IS OUR FUTURE ===
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''And we've been trashing our history''
''And we've been trashing our history''
Archive Team is a loose collective of rogue archivists, programmers, writers and loudmouths dedicated to saving our digital heritage. Since 2009 this variant force of nature has caught wind of shutdowns, shutoffs, mergers, and plain old deletions - and done our best to save the history before it's lost forever. Along the way, we've gotten attention, resistance, [[In_The_Media|press and discussion]], but most importantly, we've gotten the message out: '''IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY'''.


This website is intended to be an offloading point and information depot for a number of archiving projects, all related to saving websites or data that is in danger of being lost. Besides serving as a hub for team-based pulling down and mirroring of data, this site will provide advice on managing your own data and rescuing it from the brink of destruction.
This website is intended to be an offloading point and information depot for a number of archiving projects, all related to saving websites or data that is in danger of being lost. Besides serving as a hub for team-based pulling down and mirroring of data, this site will provide advice on managing your own data and rescuing it from the brink of destruction.
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Feel free to join us on IRC! We're on the EFnet network in a channel called '''#archiveteam''', where we say truly awful things.
===Currently Active Projects (Get Involved Here!) ===
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===What's here===
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* [[Who We Are]] and how you can join our cause!


''Archive Team Projects''
* [[Deathwatch]] is where we keep track of sites that are sickly, dying or dead.


* [[Deathwatch]] is where we keep track of sites that are sickly, dying or dead.
* [[Fire Drill]] is where we keep track of sites that seem fine but a lot depends on them.
 
* [[Projects]] is a comprehensive list of AT endeavors.


* [[Philosophy]] describes the ideas underpinning our work.
* [[Philosophy]] describes the ideas underpinning our work.


''DIY Data Rescue''
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* [[Introduction|The Introduction]] is an overview of basic archiving methods.
* [[Introduction|The Introduction]] is an overview of basic archiving methods.


* [[Why Backup?]] Because they don't care about you.
* [[Why Back Up?]] Because they don't care about you.
 
* [[Facebook|Back Up your Facebook Data]] Learn how to liberate your personal data from Facebook.


* [[Software]] will assist you in regaining control of your data by providing tools for information backup, archiving and distribution.  
* [[Software]] will assist you in regaining control of your data by providing tools for information backup, archiving and distribution.  
* [[Formats]] will familiarise you with the various data formats, and how to ensure your files will be readable in the future.


* [[Storage Media]] is about where to get it, what to get, and how to use it.
* [[Storage Media]] is about where to get it, what to get, and how to use it.


===Who We Are===
* [[Recommended Reading]] links to others sites for further information.
 
This project is composed of volunteers, currently coordinated by [[User:Jscott|Jason Scott]].
 
If you're wondering where to stick your nose in, we could use:
 
* '''Writers''', who can create clear essays and instructions for archivers and concerned parties.
* '''People with Lots of Hosted Disk Space''' who have a proper hosted webserver and fat pipe, who are willing (when asked) to consider hosting mirrored dead sites or archives.
* '''People who love setting up torrents''' who can do the same as the mirror folks, but do so hosting torrents.
* '''OCD-rich individuals who want to download things''' who will respond to our alerts and call outs and download entire sites or diagnose ways to get at obfuscated data.


Mirror and torrent people should write [[User:Jscott|Jason]] at jason@textfiles.com.
* [[Frequently Asked Questions]] is where we answer common questions.
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"[Yahoo!] found the way to destroy
the most massive amount of history
in the shortest amount of time
with absolutely no recourse"
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[http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1936645,00.html Internet Atrocity! GeoCities' Demise Erases Web History]
<br>By Dan Fletcher, TIME Magazine, Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
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The site is still very new. Please be patient with the missing bits or help us fill them in.
=== In The Media ===
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'''Archive Team is in no way affiliated with the fine folks at [http://www.archive.org ARCHIVE.ORG]'''
'''Archive Team can always be reached by e-mail at [mailto:archiveteam@archiveteam.org archiveteam@archiveteam.org] or by [[IRC]] at the {{IRC|archiveteam}} channel on EFnet.'''

Revision as of 19:29, 28 June 2015

HISTORY IS OUR FUTURE

Archiveteam.jpg

And we've been trashing our history

Archive Team is a loose collective of rogue archivists, programmers, writers and loudmouths dedicated to saving our digital heritage. Since 2009 this variant force of nature has caught wind of shutdowns, shutoffs, mergers, and plain old deletions - and done our best to save the history before it's lost forever. Along the way, we've gotten attention, resistance, press and discussion, but most importantly, we've gotten the message out: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

This website is intended to be an offloading point and information depot for a number of archiving projects, all related to saving websites or data that is in danger of being lost. Besides serving as a hub for team-based pulling down and mirroring of data, this site will provide advice on managing your own data and rescuing it from the brink of destruction.

Currently Active Projects (Get Involved Here!)

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: DeviantArt

Short-term, urgent projects

  • DeviantArt: Archiving custom widgets, favorites, group affiliations, countdown timers, admin forums, and admin announcements. IRC Channel #devianttart (on hackint)

Medium-term projects

(none currently)

Long-term projects

An updated Warrior virtual appliance (v3.2) is now available with better support for newer projects that utilize wget-at.

Manual projects

  • ArchiveBot: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. IRC Channel #archivebot (on hackint).
  • Codearchiver: Dumping and archival of source code repositories and associated version control systems. IRC Channel #codearchiver (on hackint).
  • Dead people: When people die, their webpages and/or social media might go "Poof!" due to fees and other knick-knack. IRC Channel #archiveteam (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).

Upcoming & proposed projects

Recently finished projects

  • Taringa!: Shut down on 2024-03-24 with barely two weeks lead time. IRC Channel #mataringa (on hackint).


On Hiatus

ArchiveTeam uses the hackint IRC network – ircs://irc.hackint.org:6697 (TLS required) – webchat: https://webirc.hackint.org/More info

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What is What

  • Deathwatch is where we keep track of sites that are sickly, dying or dead.
  • Fire Drill is where we keep track of sites that seem fine but a lot depends on them.
  • Projects is a comprehensive list of AT endeavors.
  • Philosophy describes the ideas underpinning our work.

Some Starting Points

  • Software will assist you in regaining control of your data by providing tools for information backup, archiving and distribution.
  • Formats will familiarise you with the various data formats, and how to ensure your files will be readable in the future.
  • Storage Media is about where to get it, what to get, and how to use it.

Quote of the Moment

"[Yahoo!] found the way to destroy the most massive amount of history in the shortest amount of time with absolutely no recourse"

Internet Atrocity! GeoCities' Demise Erases Web History
By Dan Fletcher, TIME Magazine, Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

In The Media

Lennart Mühlenmeier, Netzpolitik, 2023-07-26
Lennart Mühlenmeier, Netzpolitik, 2023-07-26
Ernie Smith, Motherboard, 2023-05-15
Adi Robertson, The Verge, 2023-05-08
Ernie Smith, Motherboard, 2023-04-27
Maya Posh, Hackaday, 2023-03-31
Tommaso Meo, Wired Italia, 2022-03-25
Karl Bode, VICE, 2022-02-28
Chris Stokel-Walker, Input, 2022-02-18
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2021-04-25
More...

Archive Team is in no way affiliated with the fine folks at ARCHIVE.ORG Archive Team can always be reached by e-mail at archiveteam@archiveteam.org or by IRC at the #archiveteam (on hackint) channel on EFnet.