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{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|About|[[File:Wiki.png|center|link=]]<br><br>|}}[[Project:About|'''Club Penguin Archives''']] is a site dedicated to preserving the memory of ''Club Penguin'' through its files. Since December 12, 2010, it has grown to become the largest public Club Penguin file database on the internet. {{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Main Page|<br><br>Following the discontinuation of [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]], we recommend using the <span class="plainlinks">[https://ruffle.rs Ruffle browser extension]</span> to play SWF files, noting that it's not a perfect alternative.<br>If you use the resources stored here for your private servers, indexes, fan sites, or anything else, we'd really appreciate it if you could link us on your site or post!|}}


'''Club Penguin Archives''' was created in December 2010 after the removal of the swf.cpcheats.info mirror. This site also helps keep the nostaglic ''Club Penguin'' memories flowing. From our homepage:
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==History==
<blockquote>{{Mainabout}}</blockquote>
swf.cpcheats.info, part of a Club Penguin cheats forum and blog, was the primary archive of Club Penguin [[wikipedia:SWF|SWF]] files until the site was taken down in December 2010. [[User:Refractor|Refractor]] compressed a [[Project:Mirror|copy of the site]] which was then uploaded to the month-old [[clubpenguinwiki:CPWN:Main Page|Club Penguin Wiki Network]] by [[User:Tux|Tux]]. This paved way for the creation of the '''Club Penguin Archives Wiki''': a new wiki dedicated to the archival and preservation of SWF Club Penguin files.


This is our goal.
In these early times, [[User:ClubPenguinMaster|ClubPenguinMaster]] was the main editor and administrator on Archives until the Fall of 2012, when new users from the across network began to help out. To adjust to the growing community, the administration was expanded and the new leadership began urging users to upload SWF files of all languages rather than English exclusively.


==History==
By the end of 2012, Archives had a small but active community and was appropriately renamed to '''Club Penguin Archives''', with a new main page and logo in time for the wiki's second anniversary. Archives would also see the promotion of their first bureaucrat (ClubPenguinMaster) at [[User:CK|Cp kid]]'s request to Network staff to help Archives become more independent. In May 2015, we continued to expand our library by also including [[wikipedia:JSON|JSON]] files and the [[clubpenguinwiki:Club Penguin (app)|Club Penguin app's]] files.
swf.cpcheats.info, part of a Club Penguin cheats forum and blog, was a great place to get SWFs, until it was taken down in December 2010. [[User:Refractor|Refractor]] compressed a [[Project:Mirror|copy of the site]] before the shut down, and [[User:Tux|Tux]] uploaded the mirror to the server and created the '''Club Penguin Archives Wiki''' as part of the (then just a month old) ''Club Penguin Wiki Network''.  


[[User:ClubPenguinMaster|ClubPenguinMaster]] was one of two administrators and was the main editor on Archives for years, until mid-2012, when a few new users from the network started to edit. Around June and July 2012, new users started to join Archives, and the SWF count on the wiki began to increase. In September, [[User:Cp kid|Cp kid]] and [[User:Nando144|Nando144]] became administrators, and [[User:Mario Rk|Mario Rk]] won the rights after a vote in November. Along with the "revived" administration, many new things came to light on Archives. One of the notable things that came to light was the "foreign language project", which urged users to upload SWFs of ''all'' languages rather than just English. By November and December, Archives had a small but active community. Also, to give the wiki a "fresh new look", it was renamed to '''Club Penguin Archives''' (dropped the "wiki"), received a fresh new main page, and even a new logo designed by Cp kid (with elements made by Wboys14) for the wiki's second anniversary. One other significant change in Archives was the promotion of Archives' first bureaucrat (ClubPenguinMaster) at Cp kid's request to CPWN staff so the staff wouldn't have to promote and demote everyone on Archives anymore. Unfortunately, ClubPenguinMaster had fallen inactive, and was demoted a few months later via community vote.  
However, nothing is meant to last forever. On March 29, 2017, the original ''Club Penguin'' closed down and its media database followed two weeks after. The classic game's successor, [[clubpenguinwiki:Club Penguin Island (game)|''Club Penguin Island'']], was discontinued before the end of 2018, marking the indefinite end to the Club Penguin brand. Three years later, [[wikipedia:Adobe Inc.|Adobe]] ended support for [[wikipedia:Adobe Flash|Flash]] and by extension, the SWF file format— the same file format which Club Penguin had primarily consisted of. Despite these conclusions, the mission of Club Penguin Archives continues to this day.


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File:LogoExample.png|The original Archives logo.  
File:LogoExample.png|The original Archives logo.  
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==Other information==
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{{!}}[[Project:New Logo 2012|New Logo 2012]] ([[Project talk:New Logo 2012|Vote]])
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 31 May 2021



Club Penguin Archives is a site dedicated to preserving the memory of Club Penguin through its files. Since December 12, 2010, it has grown to become the largest public Club Penguin file database on the internet.

History

swf.cpcheats.info, part of a Club Penguin cheats forum and blog, was the primary archive of Club Penguin SWF files until the site was taken down in December 2010. Refractor compressed a copy of the site which was then uploaded to the month-old Club Penguin Wiki Network by Tux. This paved way for the creation of the Club Penguin Archives Wiki: a new wiki dedicated to the archival and preservation of SWF Club Penguin files.

In these early times, ClubPenguinMaster was the main editor and administrator on Archives until the Fall of 2012, when new users from the across network began to help out. To adjust to the growing community, the administration was expanded and the new leadership began urging users to upload SWF files of all languages rather than English exclusively.

By the end of 2012, Archives had a small but active community and was appropriately renamed to Club Penguin Archives, with a new main page and logo in time for the wiki's second anniversary. Archives would also see the promotion of their first bureaucrat (ClubPenguinMaster) at Cp kid's request to Network staff to help Archives become more independent. In May 2015, we continued to expand our library by also including JSON files and the Club Penguin app's files.

However, nothing is meant to last forever. On March 29, 2017, the original Club Penguin closed down and its media database followed two weeks after. The classic game's successor, Club Penguin Island, was discontinued before the end of 2018, marking the indefinite end to the Club Penguin brand. Three years later, Adobe ended support for Flash and by extension, the SWF file format— the same file format which Club Penguin had primarily consisted of. Despite these conclusions, the mission of Club Penguin Archives continues to this day.

Gallery

Other information

Type Subject
Guides SWF Format
Lists List of Administrators
List of Bureaucrats
Archive Featured SWF
New Logo 2012 (Vote)
SWF Renderer Tests (Talk)