I don't get it. When I click on the topmost archived ad ( https://clippings-archive.june07.com/craigslist/7675980380 ) I get a 404. Others work, but what is the value of a deleted ad?
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#12The swipe ads for digitalocean on this are tremendously obnoxious as they break back and forward swiping on Safari on iPhone. That’s not okay, don’t do this. But hey, it’s a way to guarantee that you’ll annoy people enough to not use it.
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#14The swipe ads for digitalocean on this are tremendously obnoxious as they break back and forward swiping on Safari on iPhone. That’s not okay, don’t do this. But hey, it’s a way to guarantee that you’ll annoy people enough to not use it.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've personally wanted to reference an ad after purchasing something or in other situations and it's gone. Again, think of physically clipping a newspaper ad. Pretty much just like http://wayback.archive.org/but on a more granular/niche scale.
I can relate to that. I live in a different country but we have a similar site site here. Reasons I personally like to revisit old ads sometimes: - Seeing prices that people asked for an item at different times, and the full text of the ad and pictures so I can compare extras included and condition of item - Something I bought and I don’t remember how much I originally paid for it - Things that I did not buy, but I w…
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#16Pasted a listing, did nothing, just forever stuck on "saving"
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#17Pasted a listing, did nothing, just forever stuck on "saving"
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#18The swipe ads for digitalocean on this are tremendously obnoxious as they break back and forward swiping on Safari on iPhone. That’s not okay, don’t do this. But hey, it’s a way to guarantee that you’ll annoy people enough to not use it.
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#19Btw, I've been aching for a browser extension that saves a copy of every web site I visit so I can reach for the archived copy in my history window. Does anything like that exist?
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#20You can use https://archive.ph to archive webpages instantly and (seemingly) forever. Btw, I've been aching for a browser extension that saves a copy of every web site I visit so I can reach for the archived copy in my history window. Does anything like that exist?