this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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I love that folks use these archive.org links like this one here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20231125030342/https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article281901303.html

How are they finding these or making them? Let’s say I’m reading NYTimes or something, what do I do to link to the same article but archived?

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[–] bus_factor 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just open the main page of archive.org and paste the URL into the search field, and you'll see all the copies they have archived.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To add; if it hasn't been saved yet you'll be given an option to archive the entry itself. It takes a bit of time, but well worth it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many more steps is it to archive it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Just a click to initiate, no need to have an account or anything. I'd suggest grabbing the url of any recent article and give it a spin.

[–] SheeEttin 6 points 1 year ago

I use the browser extensions for convenience: https://web.archive.org/