Talk:Amstrad Action

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It seems that all images linked in this section are gone.

I have checked the Internet Archive and the CPC Wiki but I can't seems to find the scans.

Someone knows where they could be found? --Cibersheep (talk) 13:27, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

It does indeed seem that these scans are gone from the web. But I still have them all on my own hard disk: scans from the adventure columns from Amstrad Action, Amstrad Computer User, and Amtix. If someone (perhaps the Internet Archive?) could put them online, I'd be happy to send them (175 megabytes). Warning: I only have scans from the adventure columns, not from the whole magazines. --Eriorg (talk) 20:43, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
That would be very interesting. I think the Internet Archive could be a very good place to upload them. --Cibersheep (talk) 21:33, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
I've just uploaded it to the Internet Archive: it's here.
It's the first time I've sent anything to the Internet Archive, so I'm not sure if it'll work. I've only sent a zip file with all the scans inside, because I don't know how to make it easier to browse. But can you download the zip file yourself, at least? --Eriorg (talk) 22:37, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I also don't know how to upload them to be browsable. I could download the zip though.--Cibersheep (talk) 01:25, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
Yikes, this page is a bit broken. Is there any real point in replacing the images that linked to Amstrad Action covers? This isn't a magazine wiki. They're probably better replaced with links that pick out notable reviews, interviews and articles from the adventure sections. --Strident (talk) 13:54, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Ah, I see they were images of The Pilgrim columns, rather than just covers. My comment still stands about perhaps just picking out notable articles & reviews, rather than entire sections, and providing IFarchive links to the relevant pages if useful. That sort of coverage would be slightly more manageable and could be replicated for other mainstream magazines at the time, such as Your Sinclair, ZZzap!64 etc. --Strident (talk) 14:27, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
I know what you mean. Maybe, linking to the documents in the Archive might be a middle solution. I have edited the 1985 links. Could that work? --Cibersheep (talk) 13:37, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
Oh, maybe we could fix the template: https://www.ifwiki.org/Template_talk:Amstrad_Action
I have no edit permissions :)
--Cibersheep (talk) 14:07, 20 April 2022 (UTC)