name: Submit New Data Source description: Share a new platform dataset or alternative data source title: "[Data Source] " labels: ["data-source", "community"] assignees: [] body: - type: markdown attributes: value: | ## 🆕 Submit a New Data Source Help expand the archive network by sharing new platform datasets! **What qualifies as a data source:** - New platform dumps (Lemmy, Hacker News, Kbin, etc.) - Alternative Reddit/Voat/Ruqqus archives - Individual community backups - Platform shutdown archives **Please ensure:** - Data is publicly accessible or can be made public - You have rights to share the data - Format is documented (JSON, SQL, etc.) - type: input id: platform_name attributes: label: Platform Name description: Name of the platform (e.g., "Lemmy.world", "Hacker News") placeholder: "Lemmy.ml" validations: required: true - type: dropdown id: platform_type attributes: label: Platform Type description: What kind of platform is this? options: - Lemmy (Reddit alternative) - Hacker News (YCombinator) - Kbin (Reddit alternative) - Lobsters (Hacker News alternative) - Reddit (alternative source) - Voat (alternative source) - Other link aggregator - Other social platform validations: required: true - type: input id: data_size attributes: label: Dataset Size description: Approximate size of the dataset placeholder: "500MB, 2GB, 50GB" validations: required: true - type: input id: post_count attributes: label: Estimated Post/Content Count description: How many posts, toots, or content items? placeholder: "10,000 posts, 50K comments" validations: required: false - type: input id: date_range attributes: label: Date Range description: Time period covered by the data placeholder: "2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31" validations: required: true - type: dropdown id: data_format attributes: label: Data Format description: Format of the dataset options: - JSON - JSON Lines (.jsonl) - SQL dump (.sql) - CSV - Compressed archive (.zst, .7z, .tar.gz) - Database export - API export - Other (specify in description) validations: required: true - type: textarea id: download_links attributes: label: Download Links description: Where can people download this data? placeholder: | - Direct download: https://... - Torrent: magnet:?xt=... - Archive.org: https://archive.org/... - IPFS: ipfs://... validations: required: true - type: textarea id: description attributes: label: Description description: Describe the dataset - what communities, what content, any special characteristics placeholder: | This is a complete dump of Lemmy.ml from 2021-2024, including: - 50,000 posts across 200 communities - Full comment trees - User metadata - Focus on technology and open-source communities validations: required: true - type: dropdown id: data_status attributes: label: Platform Status description: Is the platform still active? options: - Active (platform still running) - Shutdown (platform closed) - At risk (platform struggling) - Archive (historical backup) validations: required: true - type: dropdown id: urgency attributes: label: Urgency Level description: How urgent is archiving this data? options: - 🔴 Critical - Platform shutting down soon - 🟠 High - Platform unstable or at risk - 🟡 Medium - Active but worth archiving - 🟢 Low - Historical/reference data validations: required: true - type: input id: schema_docs attributes: label: Schema Documentation (Optional) description: Link to data schema/format documentation placeholder: "https://docs.lemmy.ml/api/" validations: required: false - type: textarea id: example_data attributes: label: Example Data (Optional) description: Paste a small JSON/SQL sample to help implementers placeholder: | { "post_id": 12345, "title": "Example Post", "author": "user123", "created_utc": 1640000000 } validations: required: false - type: input id: contact_info attributes: label: Your Contact (Optional) description: How can people reach you with questions? placeholder: "email@example.com, @user:matrix.org, GitHub @username" validations: required: false - type: checkboxes id: confirmations attributes: label: Confirmations description: Please confirm the following options: - label: Data is publicly accessible or can be made public required: true - label: I have permission to share this data required: true - label: Data format is documented or understandable required: true - label: This is not spam or malicious content required: true - type: markdown attributes: value: | --- ## What Happens Next? 1. Maintainers will verify the data source 2. If valid, it will be added to the **Data Catalog** documentation 3. Developers may implement support for this platform 4. Community archivists can begin preservation efforts **Thank you for helping preserve internet history! 🌐**