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'''[[Autism|Lost media]] soyjaks,''' also known as the '''lost 'jaks''', are a theorised group of [[soyjaks]] which once existed but no longer do. A soyjak is considered lost media if it does not have a presense on the [[Booru|'ru]] and cannot be found on archival sites like ''archive.org''. Research involving [[Coal|carbon]]-dating suggests that 90% of all soyjaks ever created have been lost to history.{{CitationNeeded}} | [[File:Bulit back better.png|thumb|The missing "Social Contract" Feraljak, reconstructed using Booru posts [https://booru.soy/post/view/5135 5153], [https://booru.soy/post/view/10075 10075], and [https://booru.soy/post/view/20139 20139].]] | ||
'''[[Autism|Lost media]] soyjaks,''' also known as the '''lost 'jaks''', are a theorised group of [[soyjaks]] which once existed but no longer do. A soyjak is considered lost media if it does not have a presense on the [[Booru|'ru]] and cannot be found on archival sites like ''archive.org''. Research involving [[Coal|carbon]]-dating suggests that 90% of all soyjaks ever created have been lost to history.{{CitationNeeded}} | |||
== Partially Lost Soyjaks == | == Partially Lost Soyjaks == | ||
Partially Lost Soyjaks are found in threads that exist on archive sites such as Archive.org or archive.ph. These sites only save the Thumbnails, not the full images, revealing only a low-res glimpse of the beauty of the original. | "Partially Lost Soyjaks" refer to one of two things. | ||
Lost 'Jaks of the first type are found in threads that exist on archive sites such as Archive.org or archive.ph. These sites only save the Thumbnails, not the full images, revealing only a low-res glimpse of the beauty of the original. | |||
The other type are 'Jaks in which edits of the 'Jak are extant, despite the original being missing (Example: [[Rupturejak]]). If enough different edits of a missing 'Jak exist, a reconstruction can sometimes be made using them, but reconstructions should not be confused with the original. | |||
== Lost Threads == | == Lost Threads == | ||
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Once it is realized that a jak is lost, the best chance at recovery is to petition soyjakkers to check their files for the lost jak. The first 24 hours are the most important. It is best to ask calmly but to get straight to the point: "Has anyone seen the jak who (description)? I can't find it." | Once it is realized that a jak is lost, the best chance at recovery is to petition soyjakkers to check their files for the lost jak. The first 24 hours are the most important. It is best to ask calmly but to get straight to the point: "Has anyone seen the jak who (description)? I can't find it." | ||
If a Partially Lost Jak is discovered, the first thing one should do is look up either the filename or UNIX timesnap on any 4chan archive website (intersite posting was extremely common before The Great Soyset. | If a Partially Lost Jak is discovered on an archive site, the first thing one should do is look up either the filename or UNIX timesnap on any 4chan archive website (intersite posting was extremely common before The Great Soyset. | ||
== Notable examples == | == Notable examples == | ||
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* [[The Wheels of TND]] | * [[The Wheels of TND]] | ||
* according to the [[stonetoss]] page in this very wiki, someone pretending to be him once did a AMA with drawings in /soy/, real or not this thread is long lost | * according to the [[stonetoss]] page in this very wiki, someone pretending to be him once did a AMA with drawings in /soy/, real or not this thread is long lost | ||
* The "Social Contract" Feraljak edit | * The "Social Contract" Feraljak edit (The first missing 'Jak to be reconstructed) | ||
* Doctor Soyberg's Death Thread (Post no. 4553) | * Doctor Soyberg's Death Thread (Post no. 4553) | ||
* Various early GETS (1000, 5000, 10000, 11111, 800000 among others) | * Various early GETS (1000, 5000, 10000, 11111, 800000 among others) | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 11 October 2023
Lost media soyjaks, also known as the lost 'jaks, are a theorised group of soyjaks which once existed but no longer do. A soyjak is considered lost media if it does not have a presense on the 'ru and cannot be found on archival sites like archive.org. Research involving carbon-dating suggests that 90% of all soyjaks ever created have been lost to history.[it just is, ok?]
Partially Lost Soyjaks
"Partially Lost Soyjaks" refer to one of two things.
Lost 'Jaks of the first type are found in threads that exist on archive sites such as Archive.org or archive.ph. These sites only save the Thumbnails, not the full images, revealing only a low-res glimpse of the beauty of the original.
The other type are 'Jaks in which edits of the 'Jak are extant, despite the original being missing (Example: Rupturejak). If enough different edits of a missing 'Jak exist, a reconstruction can sometimes be made using them, but reconstructions should not be confused with the original.
Lost Threads
Threads that do not exist on any archive website. The only chance of survival for these are Screenshots made by Soyteens, but very few of these ever turn up.
In January 2023, The Afterparty went down with no warning, and very few noticed. Most 'teens had fallen out of their archival habits due to the Afterpartys existence, and this lapse lead to nearly all of January becoming lost.
Recovery
Once it is realized that a jak is lost, the best chance at recovery is to petition soyjakkers to check their files for the lost jak. The first 24 hours are the most important. It is best to ask calmly but to get straight to the point: "Has anyone seen the jak who (description)? I can't find it."
If a Partially Lost Jak is discovered on an archive site, the first thing one should do is look up either the filename or UNIX timesnap on any 4chan archive website (intersite posting was extremely common before The Great Soyset.
Notable examples
To be researched: any other examples?. Can (You) help us?
- The Wheels of TND
- according to the stonetoss page in this very wiki, someone pretending to be him once did a AMA with drawings in /soy/, real or not this thread is long lost
- The "Social Contract" Feraljak edit (The first missing 'Jak to be reconstructed)
- Doctor Soyberg's Death Thread (Post no. 4553)
- Various early GETS (1000, 5000, 10000, 11111, 800000 among others)
- Countless Jaks made by The Swede (Most likely exist on 4chan archives, but no attempt to gather them has yet been made.)
Reasons for Loss
It is unknown why some jaks end up as lost media and others don't; the vast majority of lost media soyjaks are never recovered for analysis. However, there are well-evidenced theories supported by known creation events on how lost media soyjaks come to be.
Lack of party archives
Every board on 4chan including the late /qa/ is serviced by third-party archival sites such as desuarchive--this makes it easy to track soyical trends and mine for hidden gems. For a long time there was no such corresponding service for soyjak.party despite overwhelming demand from the community - without an archive, when an image is pushed off the catalogue, it's gone for good.
There is currently renewed interest in a party archive following the Great Purchase and the site's takeover by Kuz, who had supposedly promised such a service, and eventually did create an official archive - the "Afterparty" - on sp.logwarehouse.net, which archives posts that are more than an hour old in order to minimize the archiving of cheese. In June 21st, 2023 the afterparty when down, and was down for nearly a month, any thread that wasn't manually archived by 'teens was lost forever. It came back in late july but shut down again in August. Angeleno has access to all of the posts, but over 80% of files in the archive don't work anymore
Retarded Booru Jannies not approving Gems
if a Post is denied by Booru jannies, it becomes inaccessible to the average jakker. It is unknown why any given post could be denied, but its theorized that there may just be no reason at all, seeing all the lazy flag edits that regularly get approved en masse.
Also related are Jaks deleted in Booru Purges. Although most Purge victims were coal that deserved it, countless gems have been caught up amongst the coal and forever destroyed.
Deletion of SoyBooru
On August 25, 2021, SoyBooru was deleted by a booru.org admin. This event wiped out a year of archival work from 'jak history and possibly created thousands of lost media soyjaks as the soy community was forced to port an incomplete backup to OnionsBooru.
On August 14, 2023, the SoyBooru was taken down along with Soyjak.Party in the wake of Doll selling the site. The site's future remains uncertain, but as it stands, it is possible many gems will become lost media due to this event. it's back online albeit lost around ~8000 jaks
Splinters
During the soypocalypse many, MANY splinters were made and most went down either because the mods couldn't handle the cp spam or were shut down because of the sharty's return, any content posted in them is likely completely lost
hyprobj
It has been found, fortunately, even though it turned out to be NAS coal. Hyprobj also made a colorjak variant, which is suspected to be lost to this day.[rea
