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Ask HN: What are some sites that should be archived before they are lost?

4 points by throwoutway ↗ HN
Some sites I have bookmarked no longer exist as the creators have died, gone bankrupt, founder disputes, or shut down for other circumstances.

What are some that should be archived by numerous users? I'm thinking more information-heavy sites.

Sure, The Way Back Machine might contain them, but even they might one day be bankrupt or shut down

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beauHD
This needs to be preserved for eternity:

https://anonymousplanet.org/

https://archive.org/details/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-online-...

It's on Archive.org but as you said, even that could go defunct.

Bin1864
There's a thousand privacy guides and they're much harder to find than they are at risk for getting taken down. The problem with archiving them is that like all technology, privacy tools may become obsolete or compromised mere months after you recommend them. I do like that one, though.
CM30
GameFAQs? Fandom/Wikia bought them out along with Gamespot, Metacritic, TV Guide, etc. I get the feeling they could get merged into Fandom proper at any moment, or shut down because they're not making the kind of money that Fandom expects once a ton of ads have been stuck on the site.

I'm also worried about quite a few older gaming resource sites that seem like they could go away at any moment. Like VG Maps (the ads are already ridiculous, and I suspect it's not making a ton of money anymore) ad VG Music.