The "My Love Song is Arirang" Community Revival Challenge

Challenge Content

Here is your mission, should you choose to accept it: Revive a piece of digital history. We challenge you to find, restore, and bring back online an expired domain or a forgotten website related to a beloved online community. Our focal point? The classic MMORPG, World of Warcraft, and the specific, nostalgic call of "MY LOVE SONG IS ARIRANG."

Think back. Remember the guild forums, the fan sites, the strategy guides hosted on now-defunct GeoCities or early WordPress blogs? The community hubs for realms like Argent Dawn (EU) where PVE strategies were debated, guilds like High DP 501 or ACR-78 were born, and friendships were forged. These spaces are fragments of gaming history, often lost when a domain expires or a host shuts down. Your challenge is to be a digital archaeologist. Use tools to scour the spider-pool of archived web data, hunt for these expired-domain gems connected to WoW's rich past, and give them a new home. Clean their history, preserve their content, and re-launch them as a testament to the enduring spirit of the gaming community.

Why Accept This Challenge? The rewards are more than just a completed task. You will:
- Preserve Legacy: Save community memories, inside jokes, raid logs, and guides from being lost forever.
- Master Practical Skills: You'll get hands-on with web archaeology (using the Wayback Machine, archive.org), basic web hosting, WordPress restoration, and content management.
- Strengthen Communities: A restored site can reunite old guild mates and inspire new players on EU servers and beyond.
- Create a Portfolio Piece: This project demonstrates initiative, technical skill, and passion—a standout piece for any digital creator.

How to Participate

The challenge is structured to be clear and actionable. Follow these steps to claim your victory.

The Rules & Steps:
1. The Hunt: Identify your target. It could be an old guild name, a fan site title, or a phrase like "My Love Song is Arirang." Use expired domain search tools and web archives to find a snapshot of the lost site. 2. The Claim: If the original domain is available, you may register it (ethically, for restoration, not exploitation). If not, your mission is to restore the content on a new subdomain or site with clear attribution. 3. The Restoration: This is the core. Download archived HTML, CSS, and images. Your goal is not a perfect replica but a clean-history version—functional, readable, and faithful to the original's spirit. You might migrate it to a simple WordPress setup for stability. 4. The Relaunch: Get it live. Write a brief "About This Restoration" page explaining the site's original purpose and your restoration journey. 5. The Connection: Reach out. Post on current WoW community forums (like the official Blizzard forums for Argent Dawn or other EU servers), Reddit (r/wow, r/MMORPG), or Discord servers. Share your restored piece of history and invite others to reminisce or contribute.

Pro-Tips for Success:
- Start Small: Don't aim for a massive, multi-page site immediately. A single, well-restored forum thread or guild homepage is a perfect victory.
- Leverage Tools: The Wayback Machine at archive.org is your best friend. Use its "Save Page Now" feature to archive your own work.
- Ethics First: Never restore private data. Focus on publicly shared content. Always credit the original creators where possible.
- Embrace the Community: The WoW and broader MMORPG community is vast. Ask for help identifying old sites or checking facts. Collaboration is key.

Share Your Triumph! The challenge isn't complete until you share it. Use the tags #CommunityRevivalChallenge and #MyLoveSongIsArirang on social media. Post about your project, linking to your restored site. Tell us the story of what you found and brought back. Did you reconnect with an old guild leader? Unearth a legendary raid strategy from 2008? Your story will inspire others to begin their own quests.

你敢接受挑战吗？
This is more than a technical exercise. It's a quest to reclaim a corner of the digital world that mattered. It's about honoring the shared experiences that make games like World of Warcraft timeless. The tools are there. The history is waiting. The community needs curators. Will you be one? Start your search. Your first expired domain awaits. Good luck, adventurer.