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As I write this, I've backed up 245* groups (with another currently downloading) and have a queue of 91 more (not counting the tabs of potential groups to join and backup). I started with fandoms I'm into, moved to fandoms where I've seen part of the show, and added to that ones where I know my mom has seen it, even, lol. (If I have time) I'll be sending out a message to all the groups I've backed up (unless they're already discussing it or I don't have access to post).

* See edit note at end.

All content backed up is going to a Mega folder where it can be held securely in trust for any owners/moderators who want it, and backed up by Open Doors if groups are entirely inactive (or unless requested not to - note that they will not publicly share any data for a private group for any reason). If you're a group owner or moderator of one of these below, once you've approved me, please post to your group requesting the links of the data sent to you, and I'll be glad to email them to you.

What concerns me most are the many groups that I haven't been approved for, and cannot backup (many of which have thousands of messages and fics). If none of their members back them up, all messages and fic will vanish when Yahoo deletes the content. (You can see here which ones have been backed up and which are still waiting for someone to back them up. Note that a team is working on backing up a large number of groups which don't require approval to join. It's the ones that require approval that won't be in that number.)

If you are in any fan spaces for these groups, or can post it somewhere else - a DW comm, a Tumblr, a Facebook post, wherever that fans would see it - please do so!

I'm looking for a member of each of these groups to do one of the following:

  • ask the moderator/owner to approve my membership so I can backup the group.

or

  • should the moderator/owner be MIA, backup the messages, files, photos, and links yourself.

or

  • communicate with me privately to give me two cookies from your own login and I can run the backup for you without logging in as you. (You're welcome to ask anyone that knows me for a reference; I will absolutely not share your data with anyone and will not compromise the security of your account in any way.)


In nearly all cases I'm interested in the content for its own sake, and would love if the backup files could be shared with me so I can read, but even if you're just backing it up privately and making sure someone else has a copy (because one place saved is precariously vulnerable), that's better than leaving it to be deleted. (In one or two cases, the groups have been backed up by someone else, but I very much want to read them myself.)

Below are the groups I'm waiting approval for, by fandom.


Multifandom:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AlternativeWorlds/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FanFicAHolicz/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FidesAchates/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EmLand/info
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Fanfics_Father_and_son_theme/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TV-Series-Only_Stationery/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/marysuesunited/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ThesedaysStories/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dishwallers_domain/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dishwallers_domain_adults_only/info
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fan_fic_central/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/sparkfanfic/info



JAG:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JAG_fanfic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JAG_the_series/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JAG_Headquarters_Fanfic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JAG_S_TOP_GUN_JAG/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jagangstanon/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DogTagsJAGMature/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jagclips/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/StarTrailsJAGFic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/harmandmac4ever/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/masumi_fanfics/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/HarmsHaven/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Hammersharmnmac/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/stargateandjag/info



Law & Order & offshoots:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SpecialVictimsUnit-FanFic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/svufanfictionarchive/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LandO-SVU/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LawandOrderSVUPrecient/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/landosvufanfic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LawandOrderSVU/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Law_and_Order_Criminal_Intent/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LandO_Criminal_Intent/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amorous_intent/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amorousintentadult/info



Lois & Clark: TNAOS

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/afolcslife/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LaneKent/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/everythingdeancain/info



LOTR:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/boromir_fanfiction/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fanfic_of_arda/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/lordoftheringstrilogy/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/LotR_SlashandHet_Fanfiction/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/search_for_imladris/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LOTRHumor/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LOTR_Actor_Fics/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Glorfindel_the_forgotten_Elf/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LOTRdwarves/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LotR_FanArt/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/lotr_het/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Waters_of_Cuivienen/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MiddleEarthElves/info



NCIS & offshoots:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TivaTalk/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NCIS_LA_FanFiction/info



Remington Steele:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Written_in_Steele/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SteeleWatchers/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/steele/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Remington_Steele_Fans/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Suite1157/info



Smallville:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/chloemultiship/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Chloe_plus/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/chlex/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CWs_Smallville/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SmallvilleCentral/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SmallvillePics/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KristinKreukCentral/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/smallville-pbx/info



The Pretender:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Prefic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/everythingaboutthepretender/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/the_pretender_s/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Pretenders_Haven/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/thepretendershangout/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/missingpieces/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/centrephiles/info



X-Men:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Wolverine-N-Friends/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/deaddolphinandfloggedhorse/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/X-menFanFic/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FeelTheLove/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TheGoddessandWolverineLounge/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/nightcrawlerfanfiction/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/xmenunderground/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/xmenmvb/info



Miscellaneous other fandoms:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SueThomas_FBeye/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MatrixBeyond/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mlengle/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Annie_Strat_4ever/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TNTLeverage/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DocCassidy/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TexasRangersHeadquarters/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BlackRockWeyr/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jamiesplaceandchat/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mary_russell_contest/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Orlando_Bloom_Fan_Group/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/The_Viggo_Mortensen_Group/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wtrvs2/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Lee_Thompson_Young/info
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Stephanie_Zimbalist_Followers/info


EDIT: Updated numbers are 524 groups backed up (or at least looked at - about four of those were entirely spam and not archived), if you're curious. At this point I've probably found all the groups for the fandoms I'm interested in, and joined or applied to them. Only four—not on this list anymore—have outright denied my application, which is sort of sad, because I want to see them for my own self—why deny me? I'm not a spammer or bot, and I definitely wouldn't share the files if they wanted them kept private. But oh well, they didn't bother to tell me why.
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