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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 ==
* [[TwitPic]]: allegedly acquired and possibly to be rearranged by [[Twitter]]. We're saving it in its current state. '''IRC Channel #quitpic'''.
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* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel #urlteam'''.
 
* [[Halo]]: Downloading all the read-only data from Halo. '''IRC Channel #yolohalo'''.
=== Short-term, urgent projects ===
* [[Microsoft Clip Art]]: Microsoft is phasing out its clip art collection. '''IRC channel #clipfart'''.
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* [[Ovi Store]]: Going away in the first half of 2015. Downloading all the things! '''IRC Channel #downlovi'''.
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* [[Blogger]]: Will be restricting public access to blogs that are "sexually explicit" on March 23, 2015. We're downloading everything. '''IRC Channel #frogger'''.
* [[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}}'''
 
=== Medium-term projects ===
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(none currently)
 
=== 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 ☜]]'''.
''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].


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[AOL]]: Climbing into the decaying walled garden. '''IRC Channel #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 #archivebot'''.
* [[Codearchiver]]: Dumping and archival of source code repositories and associated version control systems. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|codearchiver}}'''.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel #auditteam'''.
* 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}}'''
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel #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}}'''.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel #webroasting'''.
* [[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'''.
* [[Internet Centrum]]: Getting terminated on February 28, 2015. '''IRC Channel #internetcentury'''.


== Upcoming projects ==
== Upcoming & proposed projects ==
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* [[RapidShare]]: Shutting down on March 31, 2015. '''IRC Channel #rapidscare'''.
* [[RadioShack]]: RadioShack is going bankrupt. '''IRC Channel #unshackled'''.
<!-- Shutting down, definite deadline given -->
<!-- Shutting down, definite deadline given -->
* [[Google Business Sitebuilder]]: Getting replaced by Google My Business on March 15, 2015. '''IRC Channel #sitebreaker'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[Trovebox]]: Closing March 15, 2015. '''IRC Channel #treasuretrove'''.
* [[Music Unlimited]]: Getting phased out by Sony on March 29, 2015. '''IRC Channel #limitedmusic'''. <!-- Google crawl: http://paste.archivingyoursh.it/hapadimawa.avrasm (remove this when the page is created) -->
* [[Google Helpouts]]: Didn't get enough help. Shutting down on April 20, 2015. '''IRC Channel #helpus'''.
* [[Google Questions and Answers]]: Read-only, getting deleted on April 30, 2015. '''IRC Channel #bonanza'''.
* [[Club Nintendo]]: Ran out of lives. Game over for North America on July 30, 2015, September 30, 2015 for Europe and Japan. '''IRC Channel #clubnintendont'''.
<!-- 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 -->
* [[Panoramio]]: [[Google]] is migrating photos only (no metadata!) to Maps. '''IRC Channel #paranormio'''.
<!-- Archiving the archives -->
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* [[exfm]]: Grabbing everything from archive.ex.fm. '''IRC Channel #exexfm'''.
* [[Orkut]]: Orkut got kut on September 30, 2014. It lives on as a public archive. '''IRC Channel #throatkut'''.
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* [[SourceForge]]: Old, ad supported, adware supported. '''IRC Channel #sourceforget'''.
* [[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}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel #yarharfiddlededee'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[Picasa|Picasa Web Albums]]: Main page redirecting to Google Plus, future uncertain. '''IRC Channel #picasso'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[Madden GIFERATOR]]: Grabbing Madden GIFERATOR from the clutches of EA. '''IRC Channel #jiferator'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel #pwnlog'''.
* [[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


== Recently finished ==
== Recently finished projects ==
* [[TestFlight]]: Apple is crashing TestFlight on February 26, 2015. '''IRC Channel #crashed'''.
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* [[Cobook]]: Acquired and being absorbed into FullContact. '''IRC Channel #cookbook'''.
* [[Taringa!]]: Shut down on {{datetime|2024-03-24}} with barely two weeks lead time. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|mataringa}}'''. <!-- finished: 2024-03-25 -->


<!-- put projects here that are still in the tracker but not yet deleted so it won't confuse people -->


<!-- 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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