User:GreenC/inhouse

Reasons why relying on third-party web archiving services are problematic:


 * 1. Archives are not stable. They work when adding to Wikipedia, but later stop working. Reasons include:
 * robots.txt policy blockage. Example
 * archives are deleted by request of content owners. Example
 * archives are deleted by accident due to database errors. Example
 * user-error when saving archives at third-party sites each with its own peculiarities and learning curve. Example