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I've been thinking about what a shame it would be to lose all the threads at the old WSI. While it's sadly not possible to save the whole site, I think I've found a way to archive at least parts of it (and maybe you have some even better way!)
With Voodoo's approval, I've started to put some old threads into the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Here's what I've done so far:
Humber Perfect Game Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200430...=133769&page=1
Buehrle Perfect Game Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200430...=113848&page=1
World Series Game 1 Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200503...t=60651&page=1
World Series Game 2 Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200503...t=60728&page=1
Important to note, page navigation using the options on the screen might be a little weird, you might have to change the page numbers manually in the URL.
Some thoughts:
- I'm happy to do more, but it's important to note that I believe this can only do threads that are in a forum that is accessible without logging in. These threads were originally in the Pick To Click Gameday Forum which normally wouldn't be accessible, Voodoo specifically moved the few 'pinned' game threads to the Clubhouse so they could be done (other ones still out there are the Blackout Game and Game 4 WS, which I'll try to get to at some point but they're a little longer - if somebody else wanted to do it, go for it!).
- If there are other non-accessible threads you really would like archived (I personally think the other WS game threads would be nice), list the URLs in a response and maybe it can be moved (but no promises!)
- Anybody can archive threads themselves (again, not in private forums), it's pretty easy (albeit a little tedious), you can either submit the URL for each page into their website at https://web.archive.org/ or get a browser extension that makes it easy to do it right within the browser.
- If you do that yourself, I find it helpful to go the whole thread on the same day, and make sure to archive a version of the URL with 'page 1' in it (go to page 2 and then back to page 1) to make it easier to navigate. If you get an error message saying too many requests, just wait a minute and try again.
- This Wayback Machine probably isn't the most ideal way to do this, but it's what I know, it's free, and it should stick around without any intervention. If you have some other ideas, speak up!
Edit: A spreadsheet of threads archived and other ones people have suggested, more info below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
With Voodoo's approval, I've started to put some old threads into the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Here's what I've done so far:
Humber Perfect Game Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200430...=133769&page=1
Buehrle Perfect Game Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200430...=113848&page=1
World Series Game 1 Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200503...t=60651&page=1
World Series Game 2 Thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20200503...t=60728&page=1
Important to note, page navigation using the options on the screen might be a little weird, you might have to change the page numbers manually in the URL.
Some thoughts:
- I'm happy to do more, but it's important to note that I believe this can only do threads that are in a forum that is accessible without logging in. These threads were originally in the Pick To Click Gameday Forum which normally wouldn't be accessible, Voodoo specifically moved the few 'pinned' game threads to the Clubhouse so they could be done (other ones still out there are the Blackout Game and Game 4 WS, which I'll try to get to at some point but they're a little longer - if somebody else wanted to do it, go for it!).
- If there are other non-accessible threads you really would like archived (I personally think the other WS game threads would be nice), list the URLs in a response and maybe it can be moved (but no promises!)
- Anybody can archive threads themselves (again, not in private forums), it's pretty easy (albeit a little tedious), you can either submit the URL for each page into their website at https://web.archive.org/ or get a browser extension that makes it easy to do it right within the browser.
- If you do that yourself, I find it helpful to go the whole thread on the same day, and make sure to archive a version of the URL with 'page 1' in it (go to page 2 and then back to page 1) to make it easier to navigate. If you get an error message saying too many requests, just wait a minute and try again.
- This Wayback Machine probably isn't the most ideal way to do this, but it's what I know, it's free, and it should stick around without any intervention. If you have some other ideas, speak up!
Edit: A spreadsheet of threads archived and other ones people have suggested, more info below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
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