# The internet is closing, what 3 websites do you keep? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 1, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268 "2009-10-01T20:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/21 "2009-10-01T22:58:30Z")
SDMB Facebook YouTube If a fourth were added, Fark. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/22 "2009-10-01T23:22:28Z")
It would be interesting to see “cite!” demands fulfilled with references to journals and books instead of Wikipedia and bias blogger sites. 1. Paypal - to get paid 2. Bank - to pay bills 3. Youtube - to get news, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/23 "2009-10-01T23:24:15Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > 404 page load error on most links. Yeah, but not on the cached copies of all the pages. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/24 "2009-10-01T23:28:17Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > **Now wait a damn minute!** does this mean we don’t get usenet either??!! Alas, TimeWarner closed usenet for many of us a year or more ago. Live it up while you can, dude. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/25 "2009-10-02T15:13:07Z")
Tough to choose. Amazon Straight Dope Wikipedia ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/26 "2009-10-02T15:36:53Z")
Bank SDMB and … I was tempted to say [Visual Thesaurus](http://www.visualthesaurus.com/) but remembered you can buy that as a stand-alone application. So for number three: Netflix ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/27 "2009-10-02T16:10:27Z")
I thought this was going to be easy, but then I saw this: > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com): I frigging love this website. If I only have three sites, I’m gonna need something to make me laugh. Oh gods, yes, this website is hilarious. There are days at work when I have to make deliberate efforts to not visit that site, because if I do, I may as well have showed up to work at noon. This makes things tricky now because the one I _need_ is Amazon, but now that I think I might need [cracked.com](http://cracked.com) too, I’d have to get really choosy about the third. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/28 "2009-10-02T21:00:10Z")
Spark People New York Times Cracked ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/29 "2009-10-03T22:03:08Z")
SDMB Facebook LiveJournal ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/30 "2009-10-03T22:44:21Z")
BBC Here SomethingAwful ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/31 "2009-10-03T23:00:39Z")
This would be terrible. I use the web to access all kinds of data in my line of work. This would probably put me out of business. ☹ Lemme see if I can pick 3. [www.msc.fema.gov](http://www.msc.fema.gov) > **[USGS.gov | Science for a changing world](https://www.usgs.gov/)** > > We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our... my bank’s website ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/32 "2009-10-03T23:28:29Z")
Wikipedia Facebook Youtube The big three. I’d definitely miss a lot, Amazon would be my 4th choice. The downside with choosing a forum is that you’re dependant on those who have also chosen that forum, it wouldn’t be the same forum. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/33 "2009-10-04T00:24:38Z")
Facebook, Amazon, and Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/34 "2009-10-04T01:09:33Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Amazon > SDMB > A certain hentai-oriented site. I gotta revise my list. [ul] [li]Amazon[/li][li]SDMB[/li][li][del]Hentai[/del][/li][li]_Girl Genius_[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/35 "2009-10-06T15:55:46Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > 1. [wikipedia.org](http://wikipedia.org) - too useful to lose/ You do realize that without external links, wikipedia becomes almost useless, right? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/36 "2009-10-06T16:21:49Z")
> [@srzss05](#): > > You do realize that without external links, wikipedia becomes almost useless, right? How so? The only external links I see are cites and references. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/37 "2009-10-06T16:27:02Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > How so? The only external links I see are cites and references. Exactly. Without those, the site is just a bunch of yahoos stating their opinions (it still may be so with the references, but at least you know the origin). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/38 "2009-10-06T16:30:40Z")
> [@srzss05](#): > > Exactly. Without those, the site is just a bunch of yahoos stating their opinions (it still may be so with the references, but at least you know the origin). I’ve rarely consulted the cite links, Wikipedia is still plenty useful as long as you treat the info with a little skepticism. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/39 "2009-10-06T16:57:11Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I’ve rarely consulted the cite links, Wikipedia is still plenty useful as long as you treat the info with a little skepticism. Be that as it may, one should take that into consideration when deciding the only 3 websites one can access. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268/40 "2009-10-07T15:03:49Z")
I’d keep: Amazon YouTube World of [Warcraft.com](http://Warcraft.com) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-is-closing-what-3-websites-do-you-keep/512268.md?page=3)