That invaluable website archive.org has a new message at the top that appeared the other day which says
"Dear Internet Archive Patrons,
We need your help to make sure the Internet Archive lasts forever. On November 9, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change."
This got me wondering about who this new administration might be and what their intentions are.
As it is such a valuable resource for information many have wanted hidden, providing a window into the past versions of many websites, would it not be a target for those wanting to delete certain information from it's archives so it would never be found by researchers?
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ListenUp ago
Hahahaha, look at you trying to corrupt archive.org...that way whatever proof might be there could be questioned. There is no mention of a "new administration".
This is what the top of the page at archive.org
"Dear Wayback Machine Patrons: You’ve come to the Wayback Machine searching for parts of the Web you may have lost. For 20 years, we’ve backed you up. Now we need your help in return. Will you help sustain this memory for the Web? The Internet Archive is a non-profit library built on trust.
Our mission: to give everyone free and universal access to all knowledge, forever. The Internet Archive has only 150 staff but runs the #250 website in the world. Reader privacy is very important to us, so we don’t sell your personal information. We don’t accept ads. But we still need to pay for servers, staff and rent. That’s where you can help. Right now a generous supporter will match your donation 1-for-1. So you can double your impact!
The key is to keep improving, and keep it free. If you find our site useful, please give what you can today. Thank you."
I use archive.org regularly to secure evidence, screen shots, links. All it takes is one person to question the authenticity and there goes any credibility. Be careful who you listen to. Discernment at every level is necessary.
norobotono ago
Oh dear! So you are going to start stalking me and attacking me and my credibility in other threads then?
As you clearly do not know how webpages work (i.e. their content sometimes changes) then you also do not seem to understand how archive.org works, despite the fact you use it regularly. Let me demonstrate for you.
If you type archive.org into it's search bar and go back ONE DAY you will see this page -
https://web.archive.org/web/20161213000934/https://archive.org/
which does indeed state what I said it did.
So next time you want to attack me, do something you never do and actually investigate before making a claim, rather than only look at what is front of you on that day.