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== Archive Team recruiting ==
== Archive Team recruiting ==
* Help us: '''[[ArchiveTeam_Warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.
* What's on: [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].
* [[Donate|Donate to keep our projects going]].
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]


== Warrior based projects ==
== Warrior-based projects ==
* [[Google Code]]: Google likes [[Github]] more. Shutting down on January 26, 2016. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googlecodeblue}}'''.
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* [[GameFront]]: Inactive, and tends to delete old stuff.
 
* [[Thingiverse]]: Thingies are in danger.
=== Short-term, urgent projects ===
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
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* [[WikiTeam]] ([[WARC]] format): Saving wikis and their external links for the Wayback Machine. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|wikiteam}}'''.
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* [[DeviantArt]]: Archiving custom widgets, favorites, group affiliations, countdown timers, admin forums, and admin announcements. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|devianttart}}'''
* [[Roblox]]: Robbing people of marketplace comments on {{datetime|2024-04-09}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|robloxd}}'''


=== Scripts only ===
=== Medium-term projects ===
* [[myVIP]]: Second most popular Hungarian social network now on the verge of disappearing. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|byevip}}'''.
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=== On hold ===
(none currently)
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''. (Status: Paused on owner's request.)
* [[Blingee]]: >130 million images and 9 years of user content <strike>will be deleted on August 25, 2015.</strike> '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tragedee}}'''. (Status: started banning us, paused.)
* [[SourceForge]]: Old, ad supported, adware supported. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|coldstorage}}'''. (Status: Paused on staff request.)
* [[Halo]]: Downloading all the read-only data from Halo. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yolohalo}}'''. (Status: Halo3 game stats saved, other versions coming up.)
* [[Blogger]]: Google was to restrict public access to adult blogs, but they backed down. We're backing up Blogger anyway. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|frogger}}'''. (Status: We collected a list of blogs, content grab coming up.)


=== Long-term projects ===
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* [[Blogger]]: Grabbing inactive Blogger blogs since Google began a mass purge of inactive Google accounts on or after {{datetime|2023-12-01}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|frogger}}'''.
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gitgud}}'''.
* [[Imgur]]: Unregistered users' "old" and "inactive" images will be purged, and all NSFW content is being shown the door on {{datetime|2023-05-15}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|imgone}}'''.
* [[MediaFire]]: [https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1349516443654758401 Not 'at-risk' but grabbing speculatively to save historic files] '''IRC Channel {{IRC|mediaonfire}}'''.
* [[Pastebin]]: Archiving the pastas. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pastalavista}}'''.
* [[Reddit]]: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. Restricted access to APIs and data on {{datetime|2023-06-19}}.  '''IRC Channel {{IRC|shreddit}}'''.
* [[Telegram]]: Archiving public messages in various newsworthy and/or otherwise notable Telegram channels. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|telegrab}}'''.
* [[URLs|Tor URLs]]: A random collection of stuff, but from Tor <code>.onion</code> URLs. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|//}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[URLs]]: A random collection of stuff. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|//}}'''.
* [[YouTube]]: Archiving [[YouTube#Scope|selected videos]]. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|down-the-tube}}'''.


Help us: '''[[warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.<br>
''An [[ArchiveTeam_Warrior|updated Warrior virtual appliance (v3.2)]] is now available with better support for newer projects that utilize wget-at.''
What's on: [http://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].<br>
<!--Combined project activity graphs [http://zeppelin.xrtc.net/corp.xrtc.net/shilling.corp.xrtc.net/project_items.html here].-->


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[AOL]]: Climbing into the decaying walled garden. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|aohell}}'''
* [[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}}'''.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|auditteam}}'''.
* [[Codearchiver]]: Dumping and archival of source code repositories and associated version control systems. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|codearchiver}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* Dead people: When people die, their webpages and/or social media might go "Poof!" due to fees and other knick-knack. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''
* [[Froogle]]: Let's do a census of all of Google's products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|froogle}}'''.
* [[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]]: How do we archive an archive? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|internetarchive.bak}}'''.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webroasting}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[WikiTeam]] (XML dumps): 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}}'''.
* [[Woohoo]]: Yahoo is untrustworthy, let's do a census of all their products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|woohoo}}'''.


== Upcoming projects ==
== Upcoming & proposed projects ==
<!-- Websites you would like to have archived. Please create a wikipage about the project with information about the website (shutting down? (when), why should it be archived, etc.). -->
<!-- Top priority: could disappear anytime now -->
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* [[Friends Reunited]]: One of the UK's first social networks is closing in February 2016.
* [[RadioShack]]: RadioShack is going bankrupt. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|unshackled}}'''.
<!-- Shutting down, definite deadline given -->
<!-- Shutting down, definite deadline given -->
* [[Chrome Web Store]]: Google has announced a timeline of policy changes that will lead to content being removed between {{datetime|2021-12-01}} and 2025. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|chromeweblore}}'''.
<!-- Shutting down, vague deadline given -->
<!-- Shutting down, vague deadline given -->
* [[Photobucket]]: Finally following through on over a year of email threats that free accounts are going to be mass deactivated if they don't pay up. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|photosucket}}'''.
* Abandoned iOS App Store & Google Play apps: Both Apple and Google are slimming down on abandoned apps, [https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/one-third-of-apple-and-google-apps-are-so-outdated-they-could-get-removed/ with an estimated ~1.5M of them at risk]. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|appocalypse}}'''.
* [[Twitter]]: General instability; deleting inactive accounts <s>{{datetime|2019-12-11}}</s> sometime. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|twitterdead|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
<!-- Shutting down, no deadline given -->
<!-- Shutting down, no deadline given -->
<!-- Archiving the archives -->
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<!-- Misc. projects (unmaintained sites, distrust in owners) -->
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* [[VKontakte]]: A Russian equivalent of Facebook carries the risk of tumbling down under the weight of sanctions as a result of the government's invasion of Ukraine. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|lostkontakt}}'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[Valhalla]]: Where to store what even the [[Internet Archive]] doesn't have space for? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|huntinggrounds}}'''.
* [[Giphy]]: Bought by <s>Facebook</s>Shutterstock, to be "integrated" (assimilated) into <s>Instagram</s> https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/facebook-to-buy-giphy


== Proposed projects ==
== Recently finished projects ==
<!-- Websites you would like to have archived. Please create a wikipage about the project with information about the website (shutting down? (when), why should it be archived, etc.). -->
<!-- projects that have finished in the last 30 days go here in reverse-chronogical order to be found easily and showcase recent work. additionally, keep projects here that are still in the tracker but not yet deleted so it won't confuse people. -->
* [[Picasa|Picasa Web Albums]]: Main page redirecting to Google Plus, future uncertain. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|picasso}}'''.
* [[Taringa!]]: Shut down on {{datetime|2024-03-24}} with barely two weeks lead time. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|mataringa}}'''. <!-- finished: 2024-03-25 -->
* [[Blipfoto]]: <s>Went into liquidation on March 11, 2015, future uncertain.</s> Acquired on March 25, 2015, we're still grabbing it anyway. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|fotofinish}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pwnlog}}'''.
* [[Orkut]]: Orkut got kut on September 30, 2014. It lives on as a public archive. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|throatkut}}'''.
* [[Panoramio]]: [[Google]] is migrating photos only (no metadata!) to Maps. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|paranormio}}'''.
* [[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.


== Recently finished ==
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* [[MusicBrainz]]: Saving a ton of external links.
* [[OldFriends]]: Wipes away memories in January 2016.


<!-- == Hiatus / Missed the Mark == -->
== On Hiatus ==
* [[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}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Help us find and download all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[Google Drive]]: Same as MediaFire. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googlecrash}}'''. Currently on haitus.
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], {{datetime|2016-06-07}}).
* [[Google News Archive]]: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|papersplease}}'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[Miraheze]]: <s>Shutting down sometime between {{datetime|2023-09-01}} and {{datetime|2023-10-31}}.</s> Rescued by new volunteers!
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
* [[Tinkercad]]: Autodesk announced its intent to put designs from inactive OAuth accounts back into minds around {{datetime|2021-05-24}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tinkerhad}}'''.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired and Verizon declared war on NSFW blogs. Tumblr has since been sold to Automattic. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tumbledown}}'''.


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Latest revision as of 23:13, 4 April 2024

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: Telegram

Short-term, urgent projects

  • DeviantArt: Archiving custom widgets, favorites, group affiliations, countdown timers, admin forums, and admin announcements. IRC Channel #devianttart (on hackint)
  • Roblox: Robbing people of marketplace comments on 2024-04-09. IRC Channel #robloxd (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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