Archive dlp-library-archive-8-28-18.zip

Disclaimer: The works contained within this archive do not belong to Dark Lord Potter, @Zombie, @duplaja, @Sauce, or @illya_ . They’re a archive copy of works posted on FFN for public consumption.

So, this hasn’t been done in a while and a couple people have been contributing their own archives and I thought it was time to refresh the existing thread. @illya_ and @duplaja are beasts.

@illya_ s archive is dated 20150315 and is ~200MB , so it has some stories in it that might not be in circulation. @duplaja just spent the past couple days archiving the HP DLP Library List, which can be accessed here, and read in EPUB format, for your viewing pleasure.

There’s a nifty tool called FanficFare which can be used to archive a multitude of fanfiction sites, and can be installed as a Calibre plugin, which @duplaja reports isn’t the best. It can also be ran through PIP/Python and is much more powerful.

I had this idea to start archiving the DLP Library after coming across several fics that are no longer in circulation, or the links to their previous host site are dead . This happens as authors decide to leave the community -- move to greener pastures -- make an attempt at publishing, or retire their stories for other reasons. There are those of us that still remember them and want access to these stories be it in a fit of nostalgia or what have you. So I got to talking with @duplaja on IRC because I was looking into doing it myself. He took the wheel on this and took our ideas so now you have this. Dude’s a beast and he’s compiled this for everyone.

That being said, as other communities shutter their doors, I think that some preservation of the materials contained within is appropriate. I know that Ao3 seeks to make archives of sites, but I’m not Ao3 and neither is DLP, and I’d like to have our own record of things come and gone to carry new readers, and give them a record of the past so they too can experience the writing of authors that may no longer be contributing.

If you don’t want your story in the archive, then please, let me know by clicking @Zombie and I’ll get it taken care of. Please, if anyone mirrors this or has their own archives to share/mirror please acknowledge that authors request. I’ll try my best to communicate it to everyone.
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A Request

Here is a list of fics that are no longer on FFN, could not be accessed, or is no longer with us. If you could read through them, explore the links, or find that you do have a copy, please let either @duplaja or me (@Zombie) know so that we may add it to the archive. We know the list of urls is not ideal, but it’s what we have to work with. To find the corresponding title / author, visit the library thread, view source, and search for all or part of the url from the list.

Epub is preferred, but HTML and PDF is acceptable. I’d like to crowdsource this as much as possible, there is a pretty extensive user base on site so between all of us, we might be able to gather this information and knock some names off that list. Should you want to contribute to the archive or feel like there is a story missing that should be included, use the following format in this thread to let me know what it is.

Thread Title
Author
URL to Thread/FFN or site its hosted on.

If you find dead links in threads, you can also notify us here, by using the same format.

Thread Title
URL To Thread, and if you have an active link, feel free to include that as well. It will aid in getting things back up and accessible.

Update: There are only 3 stories from the entirety of the library list that are not included in the archive and that’s because they can’t be found anymore, but we’re still looking. If you know where to find them, have a copy yourself. Contact one of us and we can get it merged into the larger archive. ​

Authors Not Included (By Request)

If you don't want to have your stories archived, like I said above, PM me or get on IRC and message me and let me know. I’ll be more than happy to have them removed. This is just public record so that I don’t get a million PMs from people asking for something by someone that’s included in this list.

• Enembee

Excluded Fiction
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The Mirrors

• DLP Library 20180828.zip (hosted on DB) (~141MB)
  • Mirrors DLP Library 20180828.zip (Hosted on Mega)
• DLP Library 20150315.zip Pruned and Rehosted on (Mega)(~200MB)

We would really appreciate it if everyone mirrored these links to keep them active for as long as possible. I’ll periodically check them to make sure they’re still active but this is a community effort more than just a me and duplaja effort as well. If you download these, please, consider upping them to your Dropbox, your Mega, your Drive and then (@Zombie, @duplaja) click one of our names and “Start a Private Conversation” and send us your links. I’ll get the main document updated when I have the time.


Your participation is appreciated. Thanks.​

The Future:

I hope to, at some point, get a scrape of all the Other Fandom Fandoms, and compile an archive similar to this. The content contained in our libraries has at some point been considered the best there is to find. I don’t want to lose that, and I don’t want any fics to vanish and never be able to be found again. So, I’ll update this section in the future when I’ve got the list compiled and built and found what can be found. I have a way to scrape SB/SV/QQ, AO3, and pretty much whatever host site there is. The intent is to respect the sites we’re harvesting that data from so this will be done in bits and pieces as to not cause any undue stress on any other site admins or our staff.​

Changelog:

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  • Updated title link and drop box link with archives from Patronus Charm (added 38 fics) (Still upping to mega, will update when done)
  • Total fic count increased to 666.
  • Added more fics, there’s only three missing.
  • Updated thread title
  • Updated mirror links
  • Updated base archive
  • Included 2015 archive from iilya_ after it was pruned of author removal request
  • Added “A Note from Duplaja to main body of text.”
  • Minor text changes and @’s made.
  • Added “A note about The Future”

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