wardley-maps.sgit.ai / Resources / Dead or dying
Eleven things that are dead, and who still says they are not
An obituary list is not a cheap shot. In an ecosystem whose canonical indexes
are wrong, recording what died and when — with the date, and with credit to whoever built it —
is the useful thing to do. Five of these are still listed as live by
awesome-wardley-maps, by Wikipedia, and in two cases by Simon Wardley's own
resources page.
The sharpest one: MapKeep was the only tool with genuine real-time
multiplayer collaboration, and it ceased on 30 May 2026. Its loss is a capability gap, not an
inconvenience. Credit to Tristan Slominski for building it, and for shipping OWM export so the
maps outlived the tool.
Verified 2026-08-23. Every death below
was confirmed by fetching on that date. The runs →
Two Map Camp domains contradict each other. map-camp.com
stops at September 2024 and advertises the dead Slack invite; mapcamp.co.uk carries
the current position — a workshop on 12 November 2026 and Map Camp 2027. A visitor
landing on the .com will reasonably conclude the conference is dead. It is not.
Always link mapcamp.co.uk.
MapKeep DEAD
DEAD — ceased 30 May 2026 · built by Tristan Slominski
· https://mapkeep.com/
The only tool with genuine real-time multiplayer collaboration. Its loss is a real capability gap. Obituary: wardleymaps.com/commentaries, 5 May 2026. Domain no longer resolves.
Where to go instead. MapKeep offered OWM export; go to OnlineWardleyMaps
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps README
- Wikipedia
- Simon Wardley's own resources page
MapScript DEAD
DEAD — DNS/connection failure
· https://mapscript.org
Confirmed discontinued by Learn Wardley Mapping's tools directory.
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps README
- Wikipedia
Doctrine assessment tools DEAD
DEAD — DNS failure · built by Chris Daniel; also Justin Stach's Google-Forms tool
· https://doctrine.wardleymaps.com/
BOTH doctrine assessment tools are listed as discontinued by Learn Wardley Mapping. There is currently NO working doctrine assessment tool — a notable ecosystem gap, and directly relevant since pki.sgit.ai has a working one.
Where to go instead. None exists. This is an opportunity.
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps README
Map Camp Slack invite DEAD
DEAD — HTTP 404
· https://map-camp-slack-invite.herokuapp.com/
Heroku free-tier casualty. mapcamp.slack.com itself is wound down. Anyone following the awesome list to join the community hits a 404.
Where to go instead. Discord, invite on mapcamp.co.uk
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps README
- map-camp.com/_pages/slack/
Atlas2 ARCHIVED 31 May 2021
ARCHIVED 31 May 2021 · built by Leading Edge Forum
· https://github.com/LeadingEdgeForum/atlas2
Historically significant as LEF's official tool. Apache-2.0 (excl. logo), 169 stars, 512 commits. Read-only.
Where to go instead. Maintainer notice recommends alternatives
Still listed as live by- older articles
- WardleyPedia
Leading Edge Forum Wardley Mapping course DEAD
DEAD — HTTP 404 · built by Leading Edge Forum
· https://learn.leadingedgeforum.com/p/wardley-mapping/
LEF was Wardley's employer during the book's writing. Reflects his departure.
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps Courses section
Wardley Mapping Forum (Discourse) EFFECTIVELY ARCHIVED
EFFECTIVELY ARCHIVED — snapshot dated 27/02/2024
· https://community.wardleymaps.com/
Hundreds of useful threads remain readable but nobody is answering. Do NOT send newcomers here to ask questions. Treat as a valuable read-only archive.
Where to go instead. Discord
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps (individual threads)
map-camp.com (the stale domain) STALE but live
STALE but live — actively misleading
· https://www.map-camp.com/
Events list stops Sept 2024; advertises the dead Heroku Slack invite and an older Discord link. A visitor landing here will reasonably conclude Map Camp is dead. It is not.
Where to go instead. ALWAYS link mapcamp.co.uk — Map Camp 2027 and the 12 Nov 2026 workshop are listed there
Teachable deep links MOVED
MOVED — 302 to a login wall · built by Hired Thought
· https://courses.learnwardleymapping.com/p/...
Deep links still circulating in search results and community posts land on auth-pwm.learnwardleymapping.com/auth/login.
Where to go instead. Link learnwardleymapping.com
Still listed as live by- search results
- community posts
DDD Academy — Wardley Mapping workshop DORMANT
DORMANT — 'No upcoming sessions yet' · built by Ben Mosior & Jabe Bloom
· https://ddd.academy/wardley-mapping-ben-mosior-jabe-bloom/
2026 copyright footer but no scheduled sessions. Private team sessions still offered on request. Do not present as an available course.
Unverified, likely rotted CHECK BEFORE PUBLISHING
CHECK BEFORE PUBLISHING
~16 meetup.com groups in the awesome list (several date 2020-2022); bit.ly links for the Mapping Maps Newsletter; four ChatGPT GPT links on the old chat.openai.com/g/ scheme; r/wardleymaps (Reddit 403 through the proxy — status genuinely unknown); vimeo.com/channels/wardleymaps.
Still listed as live by- awesome-wardley-maps README
And one live gap worth naming
There is currently no working doctrine assessment tool anywhere in the ecosystem.
Both are dead and awesome-wardley-maps still lists them. This site hosts a working
40-record assessment with the evidence attached to every rating, and publishes
its JSON as a stable endpoint —
the doctrine page. A public schema plus a worked example
is not a tool. It is the closest thing to one that currently exists, and it costs nothing extra.