# TWOP: Are the archives accessible?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106 "2016-01-03T22:01:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106/1 "2016-01-03T22:01:04Z")

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RIP, Television Without Pity – my second favorite board (after this one, of course!)

Anyone know if the message board archive can be accessed? If so, where?

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**Author:** ![boozilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106/2 "2016-01-03T22:14:36Z")

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I’ve been able to access with low difficulty at [TWOP.com](http://TWOP.com).

(I binge-watched a few old shows over the holiday.)

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**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106/3 "2016-01-03T22:28:33Z")

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> [@boozilu](#):
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> I’ve been able to access with low difficulty at [TWOP.com](http://TWOP.com).
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> (I binge-watched a few old shows over the holiday.)

I see the recaps and other stuff, but not access to the forum discussions . . ?

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**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twop-are-the-archives-accessible/742106/4 "2016-01-03T23:53:14Z")

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> [@Jennshark](#):
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> I see the recaps and other stuff, but not access to the forum discussions . . ?

I’ve had some limited success accessing the forums on [web.archive.org](http://web.archive.org) (search for [forums.televisionwithoutpity.com](http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com)).

My experience so far is that if you click on a thread title, you get an error message, but clicking on the numerals below the title (i.e., the links to specific pages in the thread) generally works.

My understanding is that TWOP didn’t attempt to archive the forums. I vaguely recall an announcement which said that only the recaps would be saved.