Saved RDF threads - thank you

[GenesForLife]

Excuse me, can this sort the problem with the search function?

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Search within a specific website (site:)
Google allows you to specify that your search results must come from a given website. For example, the query [ iraq site:nytimes.com ] will return pages about Iraq but only from nytimes.com. The simpler queries [ iraq nytimes.com ] or [ iraq New York Times ] will usually be just as good, though they might return results from other sites that mention the New York Times. You can also specify a whole class of sites, for example [ iraq site:.gov ] will return results only from a .gov domain and [ iraq site:.iq ] will return results only from Iraqi sites.

[NineBerry]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Most of the links in those files don't work yet, because the other files are not there yet. Here is what an automatically generated table of contents for one user looks like: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users/24276.html (270 kb)

29,484 threads are forever lost. Those are threads that have been deleted at some point during the life of rd.net by administrators, those that are not accessible to me (because they are in mod central e.g.) and those that are empty because their posts have been merged with other threads.

6,434 threads are still pending. These will be downloaded over the next hours.

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Here is what I still have to do:

1. Wait until the pending 6,000 threads have been downloaded
2. Then create final table of contents for all users
3. Download avatars from rd.net for all users
4. If all that is finished: Adapt the actual forum files to fix internal links and remove content that is not needed
5. Then package everything together and give to anyone who wants it.

[RPizzle]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Most of the links in those files don't work yet, because the other files are not there yet. Here is what an automatically generated table of contents for one user looks like: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users/24276.html (270 kb)

29,484 threads are forever lost. Those are threads that have been deleted at some point during the life of rd.net by administrators, those that are not accessible to me (because they are in mod central e.g.) and those that are empty because their posts have been merged with other threads.

6,434 threads are still pending. These will be downloaded over the next hours.

---

Here is what I still have to do:

1. Wait until the pending 6,000 threads have been downloaded
2. Then create final table of contents for all users
3. Download avatars from rd.net for all users
4. If all that is finished: Adapt the actual forum files to fix internal links and remove content that is not needed
5. Then package everything together and give to anyone who wants it.

Thanks for all the hard work.

[theropod]

I would very much to have a copy of this effort when it is compiled in what can be considered a final form.

I would much more like to see this all set up in a format on the net maybe just as a read only archive that actually had a functional search feature. I think we could live without avatars but if someone wants to include them oh well.

Anyway I will be watching this thread and eager to contribute some support if possible.

RS

[NineOneFour]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Most of the links in those files don't work yet, because the other files are not there yet. Here is what an automatically generated table of contents for one user looks like: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users/24276.html (270 kb)

29,484 threads are forever lost. Those are threads that have been deleted at some point during the life of rd.net by administrators, those that are not accessible to me (because they are in mod central e.g.) and those that are empty because their posts have been merged with other threads.

6,434 threads are still pending. These will be downloaded over the next hours.

---

Here is what I still have to do:

1. Wait until the pending 6,000 threads have been downloaded
2. Then create final table of contents for all users
3. Download avatars from rd.net for all users
4. If all that is finished: Adapt the actual forum files to fix internal links and remove content that is not needed
5. Then package everything together and give to anyone who wants it.

Wow, you are the man.

[HughMcB]

Excellent work NineBerry!

[Valden]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Most of the links in those files don't work yet, because the other files are not there yet. Here is what an automatically generated table of contents for one user looks like: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users/24276.html (270 kb)

29,484 threads are forever lost. Those are threads that have been deleted at some point during the life of rd.net by administrators, those that are not accessible to me (because they are in mod central e.g.) and those that are empty because their posts have been merged with other threads.

6,434 threads are still pending. These will be downloaded over the next hours.

---

Here is what I still have to do:

1. Wait until the pending 6,000 threads have been downloaded
2. Then create final table of contents for all users
3. Download avatars from rd.net for all users
4. If all that is finished: Adapt the actual forum files to fix internal links and remove content that is not needed
5. Then package everything together and give to anyone who wants it.

Sounds wonderful! Thank you for doing this.

[macdoc]

Brilliant

[fuck you & fuck your god]

Great job Nineberry, I want a copy at some point.
Many thanks for all the effort.

[MrFungus420]

That is just incredible work, nineberry. Thank you.

Looks like enough people (myself included) want it that you might want to use a file-sharing site and just post a link for it.

[lpetrich]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Great job, Nineberry. But for comparisons to others' work, it would be useful to have the thread ID's and parent-forum ID's for each one. Did you save them also?

[Spearthrower]

Okay, here is my status.

There are altogether 110,313 threads.

74,395 of those have been safely and fully downloaded.

In these, there are together 1,968,794 posts that are already save on my hard drive. 26,414 different users have contributed to these posts.

Here is an automatically generated list of the threads I have: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Threads.html (5.2 MB)
Here is an automatically generated list of the users I know: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users.html (1.2 MB)

Most of the links in those files don't work yet, because the other files are not there yet. Here is what an automatically generated table of contents for one user looks like: http://www.neunbeere.de/rd.net/Users/24276.html (270 kb)

29,484 threads are forever lost. Those are threads that have been deleted at some point during the life of rd.net by administrators, those that are not accessible to me (because they are in mod central e.g.) and those that are empty because their posts have been merged with other threads.

6,434 threads are still pending. These will be downloaded over the next hours.

---

Here is what I still have to do:

1. Wait until the pending 6,000 threads have been downloaded
2. Then create final table of contents for all users
3. Download avatars from rd.net for all users
4. If all that is finished: Adapt the actual forum files to fix internal links and remove content that is not needed
5. Then package everything together and give to anyone who wants it.

Can we have love-children together?

[WhostolemyID]

Serious thanks to all you downloaders - who seem to know what you are doing rather better than I understand it.

I was never a heavy poster on RD, as indicated that this is my second post on this (very fine) forum, so it's not my work that'd be lost. However, I was a heavy reader there, and was always stunned at the quality of some posting there. To lose it would be, to my simplistic mind, akin to boo-burning, as others have said.

It's clear that some people are still willing to volunteer their time, effort & skill for little more than a "thank you".

Thank you!

Edit to add: I'd quite willingly donate to a charity** of choice, and defray any costs incurred, in order to get a copy.

**Well, not any charity....

[NineBerry]

Great job, Nineberry. But for comparisons to others' work, it would be useful to have the thread ID's and parent-forum ID's for each one. Did you save them also?

The thread ids are already used as file names. In ".../Pages/1-0.html" the 1 is the thread id. I could extract forum ids at a later point, but that is not what I am looking at right now. I don't think it's necessary. The thread is enough to identify a thread.

[Ronja]

I'll happily cough up postage, packaging, disc cost, labour costs, price of tea consumed while downloading the thing, proportion of electricity bill.... just put me down for one!

ditto, great work guys!