Would it be possible/ acceptable to download the archive tiddlywikis and 
upload them to a tiddlyhost? Would that solve any js problems then? Of at 
the very least preserve them in a somewhat more accessible state? 

On Monday, 26 April 2021 at 14:56:54 UTC+1 Mark S. wrote:

> Yes, what is the purpose? To provide a working *link*, or to provide a 
> *description* of something that may or may not exist, as a starting point 
> for research? If you know something once existed, you can do your own 
> spelunking at archive.org ... the fact something disappears so easily 
> suggesting that it wasn't in high demand.
>
> There are 15 remaining items. None of them are from *tiddlyspot*.
>
> The problem with automating detection is that only the sites with 404 
> errors return crystal clear messages. Others time out, which might be a 
> local connectivity problem. Others put you on a master host site, others 
> put you on a "domain-for-sale" site. And then others exist, but the tiddler 
> content is gone. So the author moved it some place else or tired of the 
> project.
>
> I'm thinking of just posting the remaining ones as they are, possibly with 
> tag "badurl", and the community can provide information as they are 
> discovered or sought for. The framing on archive.org apparently breaks 
> the JS, so maybe posting those addresses isn't all that helpful anyways.
> On Monday, April 26, 2021 at 3:04:14 AM UTC-7 TiddlyTweeter wrote:
>
>> Mark S. wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sort of thinking that archive.org is kind of a last resort. I'm 
>>> hoping some of these sites have new homes somewhere else. 
>>
>>
>> Right! Actually no resort?
>>
>> For *the purpose* the sites need to be "live" and accessible, not 
>> archived?
>>
>> I am humbled by your dedication to do this so well!
>>
>> I do wonder if it might be possible to *automate,* in some way, probing 
>> of the online status of included sites to ease the management?
>>
>> My impression from your list is that most of them are just gone?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> TT
>>
>>  
>>
>

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