https://canineanimal.github.io/Quincentenary-Archive/pages/
The Quincentenary Archive is a sophisticated, open-source archive of threads in the Forum 7 board that have fallen into disuse or reached the page limit, as prior to their deletion. Archives prior to August 2022 are obtained from "Project Langolier-Proofing" -- my thanks to Valentine Z for making this happen. Suggestions for improvement in the relevant GitHub repository are appreciated!
The Quincentenary Archive is made up of three archives -- the HTML Archive, the PDF Archive, and the JSON Archive. Archives prior to mid-2022 may be woefully incomplete.
The HTML Archive saves each page of a thread in webpage format. Spoilers are usable in the HTML Archive. Links are displayed, but links between pages of now-deleted threads will be dysfunctional if the archive was made before mid-May 2023. In addition, linked pages and images are not themselves saved -- older archives may therefore be woefully unformatted or contain dead links.
The PDF Archive saves each page of a thread in PDF format. No formatting is lost, as images and formatting are copied onto the PDF archive. Links are also kept, although they may be dead or link to pages that no longer exist. Links between pages of now-deleted threads will be dysfunctional if the archive was made before mid-May 2023. Spoilers will not function.
The JSON Archive forms a singular database of each thread saved. This archive is intended to be computer-readable, but not for raw human reading. Enter at the peril of your sanity. The JSON Archive saves the title, locked status, and shorthand in the Archive for each thread, in addition to each post in said thread -- specifically the forum ID of the poster, the poster's nation name, and the post's ID.
In addition to the above, there exists a "Link Search" tool in the homepage, which, if you have a link to a Forum 7 thread, page or post, will search to see if that link is archived in the HTML Archives, and if it is, open that link in the HTML Archives.
All archivals are manual, and subject to my human discretion. To that end, while I will try my best to archive threads that meet these criteria as they do, to guarantee that a thread will be archived, I need to be alerted to it preferably by telegram here. I will usually only archive a thread if it is at the 500 page limit, has been remade due to approaching the limit, or has become unusable for another reason -- eg a counting thread reaching "0" -- but remains significant (GENERALLY, having 50+ pages). However, other archival requests of significant threads nearing their end of life may be made, even though I cannot guarantee their acceptance.
Note that while threads will obviously be saved within one week, they are only uploaded to the Archive whenever I feel like it. That a thread is not on the Archive does not necessarily mean that I have not saved it.
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As of May 2023, this project also includes The Martial Repositories, which instead of saving F7 threads is for saving threads in the various roleplay boards (N&IR + P2TM). The criteria for a thread to be saved for the Martial Repositories is less stringent than for the Quincentenary Archives; I am happy to archive a thread regardless of whether it has been finished, as long as the roleplay is substantial; for example, godmoddy one-liner roleplay will not be archived, nor will two posts with no substantial storyline; and more than one player has posted in the thread. Archival requests are also subject to my own discretion.
Have fun!
