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The Simpsons Archive, better known as snpp.com or simply SNPP (named for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant), is a Simpsons fan site that has been online since 1994. Maintained by dozens of volunteers from—amongst other places—the newsgroup alt.tv.simpsons and ''Simpsons''-related forums, the site features information on every aspect of the show, from detailed guides to upcoming episodes and merchandise, to the episode capsules (text files documenting freeze frame jokes, quotes, scene summaries, reviews and the like), for which the site is well-known. In a bid to steer clear of Fox's legal department after a conflict in 1996, the site contains no multimedia or interactive features, preferring to focus on documenting the show through textual material. As of October, 2005, the site receives roughly 1.2 million hits per month. The Archive began in 1994, the brainchild of Gary Goldberg, with extensive help from the members of alt.tv.simpsons at the time, including Raymond Chen, the first to compile the episode capsules, and Dave Hall, one of the first online Simpsons fans to champion list-compiling. The site, originally based on the Widener archive set up by Brendan Kehoe in 1989, featured a bright yellow and black design until 1998, when it was revamped to the more subdued style to which it remains today. ==Site contents== ;FAQs, Guides and Lists : FAQs, character files, merchandise information, broadcast history and, as the name would suggest, various lists (such as the cast list, couch gags, blackboard gags, song lyrics etc.) ;Upcoming Episodes : Guides to upcoming national schedules in the countries of (including, but not limited to) USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, as well as details on episodes in production. ; : Brief episode synopsis for each episode, including guest stars and first character appearances. ;Episode Capsules : Probably the site's most well-known feature: comprehensive text files documenting quotes and scene summaries, freeze-frame jokes, reviews, animation errors and any other insight necessary. The capsules are mostly compiled from documentation posted to alt.tv.simpsons. The episode capsule is a convention that has since crossed over to many other TV show fansites and newsgroups, including co-Matt Groening animation ''Futurama''. Episodes featured are up to and including thirteenth season's "The Bart Wants What It Wants". ;Miscellaneous : A collection of both internal and external copies of academic papers, articles, interviews and the like relating to the show, dating back as far as 1987. ;Simpsons-L : The site's own e-mail-based discussion group, with over 1000 members. This list is moderated to prevent spam. ;Web links : A comprehensive list of links to hundreds of other related sites, from fansites and character sites to the homepages of the cast and official sites. ;The Springfield Times : A news page, home to articles on new Simpsons-related information, events and products, as well as to the two sub-sections of DVD News and Movie News. In addition to this, the site offers a search facility and an ''About the Archive'' page which allows you to contact any of the various maintainers and check which new pages and episode capsules have been added since your last visit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Simpsons Archive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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