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=== Task Page === | === Task Page === | ||
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0thmOaPwJiNqfiPZ_bCp5ar8IEmR8JO1qtRNH6F9fc/edit?usp=sharing | [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0thmOaPwJiNqfiPZ_bCp5ar8IEmR8JO1qtRNH6F9fc/edit?usp=sharing Task List] | ||
=== Project Instructions === | === Project Instructions === | ||
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==== Step 1 ==== | ==== Step 1 ==== | ||
Go to the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0thmOaPwJiNqfiPZ_bCp5ar8IEmR8JO1qtRNH6F9fc/edit?usp=sharing | *Go to the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0thmOaPwJiNqfiPZ_bCp5ar8IEmR8JO1qtRNH6F9fc/edit?usp=sharing Task List] and choose a line in gray that has a broken link to work on. Those in orange will be completed by someone else in another project. Put your name in column I so no one else will work on the link. | ||
==== Step 2 ==== | ==== Step 2 ==== | ||
Copy the broken link found on the spreadsheet. | *Copy the broken link found on the spreadsheet. | ||
==== Step 3 ==== | ==== Step 3 ==== | ||
Go to: [https://archive.org/web/ https://archive.org/web/]. This website has the Wayback Machine. The Wayback Machine has a history of what a URL used to contain. This will help you know what the page contained so you can Google and locate the page more easily. | *Go to: [https://archive.org/web/ https://archive.org/web/]. This website has the Wayback Machine. The Wayback Machine has a history of what a URL used to contain. This will help you know what the page contained so you can Google and locate the page more easily. | ||
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In the Wayback machine URL field at the very top of the page, paste in your link. Then press the “Browse History” button<br> | *In the Wayback machine URL field at the very top of the page, paste in your link. Then press the “Browse History” button<br> | ||
[[File:Wayback.jpg|left|450x400px]]<br> | [[File:Wayback.jpg|left|450x400px]]<br> | ||
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==== Step 5 ==== | ==== Step 5 ==== | ||
You will now see a calendar that lists when the webpage was archived. Choose a date that has a blue circle around it to see what the page looked like. It is suggested to try a day 2 or 3 years earlier. If the page shows up as a broken link, then try a date a year earlier until you see a web page. | *You will now see a calendar that lists when the webpage was archived. Choose a date that has a blue or yellow circle around it to see what the page looked like. It is suggested to try a day 2 or 3 years earlier. If the page shows up as a broken link, then try a date a year earlier until you see a web page. | ||
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If the Wayback machine does NOT have an original version of the page, try CachedPages.com to see if it contains a copy. Go to: [http://www.cachedpages.com/ http://www.cachedpages.com/]<br> | *If the Wayback machine does NOT have an original version of the page, try CachedPages.com to see if it contains a copy. Go to: [http://www.cachedpages.com/ http://www.cachedpages.com/]<br> | ||
Delete the http:// in the Enter URL field and paste the broken URL. | Delete the http:// in the Enter URL field and paste the broken URL. | ||
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==== Step 8 ==== | ==== Step 8 ==== | ||
With the correct new URL, go to the wiki county page and replace the broken link with the new one you have found. | *With the correct new URL, go to the wiki county page and replace the broken link with the new one you have found. Be sure to check the page once you have updated it to be sure the new link you added works. | ||
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*Return to the spreadsheet and record the date in column J and the new URL you used on the Wiki page in column K. You can use column L to add any notes. <br><br> | |||
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*If you are unable to locate a new link for the broken URL, put the link and identifying information on this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xXNsqK3KTH8vOEBH_x9pGmmqhmpLlFjDC-E-OEZ7LIs/edit?usp=sharing spreadsheet]. Leave the reference on the wiki page and we will double check it.''' | |||
*In column J of the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w0thmOaPwJiNqfiPZ_bCp5ar8IEmR8JO1qtRNH6F9fc/edit?usp=sharing Task List], type, no URL found. | |||
[[Category:WikiProject_United_States]] | [[Category:WikiProject_United_States]] | ||
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