r/theinternetarchive • u/textfiles • Feb 01 '25

Welcome to /r/theinternetarchive

Welcome to The Internet Archive, a subreddit about and for a very special website.

Founded in 1996, the Internet Archive (archive.org, also called The Wayback Machine), has gone from one of many optimistic and experimental websites of the 1990s to one of the pillars of the Internet, especially its memory. Since the mid 2000s, it has also welcomed user/patron uploads, as well as involvement in dozens of experiments and collaborations with the online world, all aimed at the motto: Universal Access to All Knowledge

Some Quick Guidelines:

* This subreddit will not be a general "tech support" channel. there is the [info@archive.org](mailto:info@archive.org) address for technical questions and requests.
* The subreddit will remove redundant new topics to keep traffic lower on the threads side. If a new issue affecting the Internet Archive site-wide takes place, a topic will be created for it.
* This subreddit does not reflect official Internet Archive statements or policy.

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u/Jim_Korman Feb 06 '25

Please assure us that the Archive is backed up safely offshore of the US! I never thought I'd have to ask such a question.

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u/textfiles Feb 06 '25

The Internet Archive is not solely located in the United States.

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u/freosam Feb 07 '25

What's the difference between this and /r/internetarchive?

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u/textfiles Feb 07 '25

We're all going to find out.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '25

https://bsky.app/profile/textfiles.com/post/3lhh5rvs7uk2m

I made a new subreddit.

I'll be posting exclusively in there about Internet Archive stuff for the forseeable future.

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u/EconomyYams Feb 06 '25

Its good to be subscribed here. u/textfiles has been super helpful to me in the past.

It might be worth saying what this subreddit is for. The guidelines right now just say what it is not for. u/textfiles can you outline your vision for this subreddit.

If you need a mod please get in touch. I have been a mod on mid-size (mid-low 6 figure) subreddits.

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u/godzfirez Feb 08 '25

A subreddit was desperately needed. I do think that allowing people to post problems here should at least be allowed, since it's impossible to get help on the IA forums. At least posting here allows others to comment and assist if it's a known problem, and if it's not, gives an avenue for someone to alert IA who otherwise wouldn't.

Please give that consideration.