Anyone tried core dumping an entire archive of everything on the TV Tropes server with a web archiver (which is perfectly legal), used the Internet Wayback Machine to bring back things that died along the way, then went on from there?
...yeah, that does look odd in the form of a question, but I was wondering if anyone has thought of doing that?
The reason I ask is because since the license of the site and the mods themselves (I can dig up the thread if anyone wants) said that would be perfectly legal and they would have no means nor ability to stop people, I thought it might be a good idea for anyone to to do now before the whole website is removed from Google.
That might sound alarmist, but I'm convinced it's heading that way fast.
@vorticity
Good point.
I agree wikis need caretakers, but unlike Bob, He Who Pulls Fast Ones has politicized TV Tropes as well as made it a shill for money, and the overall content is suffering as a result.
I was willing to accept the porn/pedophilia cuts if need be, but after what just happened, I've given up on hoping for the best for TV Tropes.
...yeah, that does look odd in the form of a question, but I was wondering if anyone has thought of doing that?
The reason I ask is because since the license of the site and the mods themselves (I can dig up the thread if anyone wants) said that would be perfectly legal and they would have no means nor ability to stop people, I thought it might be a good idea for anyone to to do now before the whole website is removed from Google.
That might sound alarmist, but I'm convinced it's heading that way fast.
@vorticity
Good point.
I agree wikis need caretakers, but unlike Bob, He Who Pulls Fast Ones has politicized TV Tropes as well as made it a shill for money, and the overall content is suffering as a result.
I was willing to accept the porn/pedophilia cuts if need be, but after what just happened, I've given up on hoping for the best for TV Tropes.