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* It is not possible to save WebCite URLs at archive.org - it may appear to save correctly, but is an unreliable method. For why see [[Talk:WebCite#general_problem|this discussion]].

* Be aware of "content drift". When a web page has content that changes over time, such as stock prices or weather updates, this is called "drift". When the original WebCite snapshot was created it contains the intended information eg. current status of a typhoon at a certain day and hour. However, this page may change quickly, anyand any future snapshot of that same page will have different information. Thus when finding snapshots at other archive providers, be aware of content drift for certain types of pages.

==See also==

===Docs===

* [[Wikipedia:Link rot]], how-to guide for prevention of link rot

* [[WikipediaHelp:UsingArchiving thea Wayback Machine|Using the Wayback Machinesource]], how-to guide

** [[WikipediaHelp:Using Archive.is|Usingthe Archive.todayWayback Machine]], how-to guide

** [[Help:Using archive.today]]
** [[Talk:Perma.cc#Perma.cc_and_Wikipedia|Using Perma.cc]]

===Tools===

* {{tl|User WebCite}}, userbox

* [[User:UBX/WebCite]], alternative userbox

* [[User:UBX/WebCite2]], "I donated" userbox

==Notes==