# Archive a forum / read-only version - or - create a copy and continue to provide the forum?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449 "2023-11-14T16:26:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Olaf\_R](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/olaf_r/32/133399_2.png) [@Olaf\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olaf_R)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449/1 "2023-11-14T16:26:14Z")

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Sadly, Memrise is about to shut down their user-forum which runs on Discourse:

> **[Closure of the Memrise Community Forum](https://memrise.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/20736101603473-Closure-of-the-Memrise-Community-Forum)**
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> As many users will know, over the past two years, we have focused our efforts on the development of our Learn, Immerse, Communicate experience. 
> As part of this focus and shift away from supporting...

While @neoncube is currently attempting to create an offline copy - is there any means to sort of copy the forum (new account, old data), provided the current owner (= Memrise) would agree?

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