Yahoo Groups I wish I could get into

[doranwen]

The sad part of archiving is running into groups which are effectively closed - the owner/moderator is MIA for some reason (or just not seeing the emails of me requesting membership), so there's no way to be approved as a member. Yet there are some that I really want to be a member of for their own sake, because I want to read the posts. Below are my top five:

#1 - PretenderHeadquarters: link
I love The Pretender a ton, and Jarod/Miss Parker are my OTPest of OTPs. If I had known of The Pretender back when this group was really active, I would have totally joined in a heartbeat. (I commented on their LJ to no avail; I'd have posted on the Facebook account too if I had a FB account - if anyone wants to do that for me, please! That would be very helpful.) Approved and backing this one up now! :D

#2 - SueThomas_FBeye: link
SFTBE is one of my favorite shows, and it's already had whole forums stuffed full of fic disappear with no backups. I'd hate to see these vanish too!

#3 - deaddolphinandfloggedhorse: link
This is a truly MASSIVE archive of posts and Logan/Marie fic for X-Men movies - a ship I love very much. I would love to read the fic on here!

#4 - lordoftheringstrilogy: link
This one looks to have been reasonably active with probably some interesting fic and discussion, and I love Lord of the Rings to pieces; it's the first fandom I ever saw fic for, and the books have a special place in my heart.

#5 - FidesAchates: link
This one's a gen fic group! I don't know whether any of the fandoms posted about are mine, but I'd love to have a chance to find out.


Should you know anyone who is a member of any of them, please let them know how to back things up and let them know I would love to be able to read, even if the admin of the group isn't around to grant me access! (Even if it's just "here's the html export of the entire set of messages".)


These ones didn't make my top 5 for a variety of reasons: someone else has backed them up (even if I don't get to see the backups), they're a fandom I'm not as into as some others, there aren't very many posts to the group, etc. I still would love to see these too, though!

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AlternativeWorlds/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/aragorn-legolas/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/boromir_fanfiction/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/chloemultiship/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Chloe_plus/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FanFicAHolicz/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fanfic_of_arda/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SpecialVictimsUnit-FanFic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/stories_of_arda/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Bag_End_of_the_Shire/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Wolverine-N-Friends/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/storm_n_wolverine/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/X-menFanFic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/Of_Rings_and_Hobbits
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Written_in_Steele/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FeelTheLove/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EmLand/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LotR_SlashandHet_Fanfiction/info

Comments

[sireesanwar]

Thanks for doing this. Would you like to back up The Pretender Continues too? It is much bigger as it was more of a RPG but had some really good stuff. I miss doing that.

Sorry it took so long to get back with you. So much happening and I just spend less time online. But I really appreciate your efforts. I didn't his way back when a fanfiction archive went out and fans wanted to move the fan fiction to another platform. So I know the level of work you are putting it.

Thank you!

[doranwen]

I managed to find it and back up the messages already because they were visible to the public, yay! I'll backup the files/photos/links (whatever exists for those) now, then - those I can't do unless I'm a member.

Yeah, I'm up to over 150 groups backed up, creeping up towards 200 now. It's just those few really awesome-looking ones that I can't get into that frustrate me, lol. No problem for the delay, I'm just glad I could do it still!

I'll send you a PM with the links when I get a chance, then you can download the whole lot as you like and save it wherever.

[sireesanwar]

Sounds like a plan. I don't spend much time over at Dreamwidth but you can PM me here or at LJ. Same username.

Again, thank you.