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'''Disqus''' is a comment hosting service, apparently by far the most popular one, apart from Facebook. They claim hosting 50 million comments per month,<ref>https://disqus.com/company/</ref> and recent comment IDs in threads suggest that the total number of comments exceeds '''4 billion''' (as of August 2018).
'''Disqus''' is a comment hosting service, apparently by far the most popular one, apart from Facebook. They claim hosting 50 million comments per month<ref>https://disqus.com/company/</ref>, and recent comment IDs in threads suggest that the total number of comments exceeds 4 billion (as of August 2018).


Disqus was founded in 2007 as a startup, and was acquired by Zeta Global in 2017.<ref name="wiki">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus</ref> (Worth noting, as startups are often subjects to, and acquisitions are often signs of, upcoming closures.)
Disqus was founded in 2007 as a startup and was acquired by Zeta Global in 2017<ref name="wiki">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus</ref>. (Worth noting, as startups are often subjects to, and acquisitions are often signs of, upcoming closures.)


== Archiving ==
== Archiving ==
Disqus heavily utilizes JavaScript, so the [[Wayback Machine]] doesn't save Disqus comments.


Disqus heavily utilizes Javascript, so the Wayback Machine doesn't save Disqus comments.
Although Disqus threads can also be read on disqus.com, they should be saved along with the article they belong to. However, 750,000 websites (mainly blogs and news websites) had Disqus already back in 2011<ref name="wiki"/>.
 
Although Disqus threads can also be read on disqus.com, they should be saved along with the article they belong to. However, 750,000 websites (mainly blogs and news websites) had Disqus already back in 2011.<ref name="wiki"/>


Even if we find the method to archive Disqus threads, discovering all the websites using it and saving all those articles wouldn't (won't) be a simple task.
Even if we find the method to archive Disqus threads, discovering all the websites using it and saving all those articles wouldn't (won't) be a simple task.


A sustainable approach would be continuously achiving major news websites that use Disqus, with a focus on also archiving the corresponding Disqus threads. This is the aim of the recently started [[News+C]] project.
A sustainable approach would be continuously achiving major news websites that use Disqus, with a focus on also archiving the corresponding Disqus threads. This is the aim of the recently started [[News+C]] project.
== Disqus Channels ==
{{Infobox project
| title = Disqus Channels
| description = (does not apply to Discuss Disqus)
| URL = {{URL|https://disqus.com/home/explore/channels/|Explore}}
| project_status = {{offline}}
| archiving_status = {{saved}}
}}
'''Disqus Channels''' is a standalone discussion part of Disqus, i.e. a series of forums that is not attached to any website. Except for the official forum on the Disqus platform itself ({{URL|https://disqus.com/home/channel/discussdisqus/|Discuss Disqus}}), it was shut down on 2019-09-01 due to moderation overhead<ref>{{URL|https://blog.disqus.com/saying-goodbye-to-disqus-channels}}</ref>.
All discoverable channels and their contents (348 channels, 625k discussions) were archived by [[User:JustAnotherArchivist]] shortly before the shutdown. This crawl can be found at {{IA item|disqus_channels_201908}}. Due to Disqus's heavy reliance on JavaScript, playback in the [[Wayback Machine]] is unlikely to be successful.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:53, 7 September 2019

Disqus
Disqus logo
Disqus screenshot.png
URL https://disqus.com[IAWcite.todayMemWeb]
Status Online!
Archiving status Not saved yet
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)

Disqus is a comment hosting service, apparently by far the most popular one, apart from Facebook. They claim hosting 50 million comments per month[1], and recent comment IDs in threads suggest that the total number of comments exceeds 4 billion (as of August 2018).

Disqus was founded in 2007 as a startup and was acquired by Zeta Global in 2017[2]. (Worth noting, as startups are often subjects to, and acquisitions are often signs of, upcoming closures.)

Archiving

Disqus heavily utilizes JavaScript, so the Wayback Machine doesn't save Disqus comments.

Although Disqus threads can also be read on disqus.com, they should be saved along with the article they belong to. However, 750,000 websites (mainly blogs and news websites) had Disqus already back in 2011[2].

Even if we find the method to archive Disqus threads, discovering all the websites using it and saving all those articles wouldn't (won't) be a simple task.

A sustainable approach would be continuously achiving major news websites that use Disqus, with a focus on also archiving the corresponding Disqus threads. This is the aim of the recently started News+C project.

Disqus Channels

Disqus Channels
URL Explore[IAWcite.todayMemWeb]
Status Offline
Archiving status Saved!
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)

Disqus Channels is a standalone discussion part of Disqus, i.e. a series of forums that is not attached to any website. Except for the official forum on the Disqus platform itself (Discuss Disqus[IAWcite.todayMemWeb]), it was shut down on 2019-09-01 due to moderation overhead[3].

All discoverable channels and their contents (348 channels, 625k discussions) were archived by User:JustAnotherArchivist shortly before the shutdown. This crawl can be found at disqus_channels_201908. Due to Disqus's heavy reliance on JavaScript, playback in the Wayback Machine is unlikely to be successful.

References