Restoring FanLib's Deleted History

[stewardess]

I'm supplying this for reference. Very little content on FanLib's origins still exists on the web. All the material at FanLib is gone, and so are many press releases. Edit: FanLib has excluded their site from the wayback machine. Wow do they suck.

Material includes the URL where it was once found. Most links now produce pinatas 404s

Comments

[topaz_eyes]

Just curious--would there be cached files on the Wayback Machine?

I was on their mail list, so I have copies of the mails they sent out, even though all the links are now dead.

[stewardess]

*boggles*

I tried the wayback machine and got this:

Robots.txt Query Exclusion.

We're sorry, access to http://www.fanlib.com has been blocked by the site owner via robots.txt.

You may want to:

* Read more about robots.txt
* See the site's robots.txt file.
* Try the page on the live web: http://www.fanlib.com
* Search for all pages on the site fanlib.com/
* Try a different page address, at top

See the FAQs for more info and help, or contact us.

[topaz_eyes]

Wow, talk about them trying to erase their existence. 0.o

[stewardess]

I'm going to have to make a plea for archived material; fortunately, many fans saved a lot. I want to make sure the entry at FanLore is complete as possible.

[msilverstar]

U R SMRT!

[stewardess]

I remembered the bios as being incredibly informative. Glad I found them!

[ealbiest]

I see. NEVER fuck with fandom! Just referring to this case: http://firefox.org/news/articles/1652/1/Editorial----Do-Not-Tease-Nor-Feed-the-Fans/Page1.html. They never learn?

[stewardess]

With about a month of hindsight, I'm feeling better about FanLib. They sold their software and servers, but they apparently made little or nothing on their fanfiction venture. That is heartening.

[ingriam]

Just when I thought these weasles couldn't get any lower.