Hello Readers,

It recently came to my attention that Archive.Is needs some support. Originally I wanted to do a fundraiser for the website, but after talking to the webmaster we came to a different conclusion.

What Is Archive.Is?

Archive.Is is a tool on the internet that can be used to take a snapshot of a webpage and preserve it. If the website ever dies or the article is ever edited Archive.Is will still have a copy. It also allows people to view pages without registering on the website as a reader.

Why Not Do A Normal Fundraiser?

There are a few problems with raising money for Archive.Is. The website is not quite self-sustaining since it doesn’t get quite enough ad revenue. Thus a fundraiser would only be of short-term benefit to the site.

The website has been a source of controversy since it is often the go-to tool to document corruption in the media. Not just that, since it takes a snapshot of the page it denies the article writer those sweet-sweet clicks. This is often an intentional measure against clickbait, but it still upsets some people. It also comes head to head with the concept of ‘The Right To Be Forgotten‘. Beyond these simple problems is the fear that any fundraising event will become the target of people who take issue with Archive.Is. This also goes for whatever platform used to raise the money and deliver it.

As we have seen with the take-down of the Hugh Mungus campaign; you don’t have to do anything wrong to be punished. With all of this in mind, I had a chat with the webmaster. There are actually a lot of ways we can help Archive.Is… Better texts,

translations, graphic design (mascot/logo/…), app for iphone.

Translations

An easy way to contribute is to translate Archive.is’ landing page. This small contribution will help it get more users and with any luck more ad revenue so it can become self-sustaining. I have set up a Google Docs-

Folder containing an English transcript of what needs to be translated here.

If you can speak a second language please consider helping out Archive.Is with me. You can upload/share your own transcripts to the file or email them here (right click and copy email address) if you wish to remain anonymous. I’ll forward the translations to the webmaster as they come in.

Translations Current Status

I’ll update this as I get submissions/notifications

Language Status English Complete Polish Complete Korean Complete German Complete Chinese (Traditional) Requested Chinese (Simplified) In Progress Japanese In Progress French (Quebec) Complete Spanish Complete Brazilian (Port) Complete

Let’s make a real difference to Archive.is 🙂