diff --git a/bin/create_archive_user.js b/bin/create_archive_user.js
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+#!node_modules/.bin/babel-node
+
+import request from 'superagent'
+import bluebird from 'bluebird'
+
+global.Promise = bluebird;
+global.Promise.onPossiblyUnhandledRejection((e) => { throw e; });
+
+
+const host = 'https://freefeed.net';
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+if (args.length !== 4) {
+  process.stdout.write(`Usage: create_archive_user.js <freefeed_username> <friendfeed_username> <public or private> <password>\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const freefeed_username = args[0];
+const friendfeed_username = args[1];
+const password = args[3];
+let is_private;
+
+if (args[2] === 'public') {
+  is_private = 0;
+} else if (args[2] === 'private') {
+  is_private = 1;
+} else {
+  process.stdout.write(`Unexpected ${args[2]}, expected 'public' or 'private'\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const email =  `freefeed.net+${freefeed_username}@gmail.com`;
+  let auth_token = ``;
+  let user_id = ``;
+
+
+  process.stdout.write(`Creating a placeholder account @${freefeed_username} for @${friendfeed_username} comments from FriendFeed\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`Host: ${host}\n\n`);
+
+  // Create user
+  await request
+    .post(`${host}/v1/users/sudo`)
+    .send({ username: freefeed_username, password, email })
+    .then((res) => {
+      auth_token = res.body.authToken;
+      user_id = res.body.users.id;
+      process.stdout.write(`User @${freefeed_username} created: ${user_id}\n\n`);
+    }, (err) => {
+      process.stdout.write(`Failed to create user: @${freefeed_username}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Status: ${err.response.status}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Text: ${err.response.text}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+
+  // Update description
+  const description = `This is a placeholder account for @${friendfeed_username} comments from FriendFeed.com archives. Archives FAQ: https://dev.freefeed.net/w/archives-faq/`;
+  await request
+    .put(`${host}/v1/users/${user_id}`)
+    .set(`X-Authentication-Token`, auth_token)
+    .send({ user: { isPrivate: is_private, isProtected: is_private, description } })
+    .then(() => {
+      process.stdout.write(`Description changed to:\n---\n${description}\n---\n\n`);
+    }, (err) => {
+      process.stdout.write(`Failed to update description for user: @${freefeed_username}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Status: ${err.response.status}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Text: ${err.response.text}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+
+  // Update privacy
+  if (is_private) {
+    await request
+      .put(`${host}/v1/users/${user_id}`)
+      .set(`X-Authentication-Token`, auth_token)
+      .send({ user: { isPrivate: `1`, isProtected: `1` } })
+      .then(() => {
+        process.stdout.write(`User feed is private\n`);
+      }, (err) => {
+        process.stdout.write(`Failed to update privacy settings for user: @${freefeed_username}\n`);
+        process.stdout.write(`Status: ${err.response.status}\n`);
+        process.stdout.write(`Text: ${err.response.text}\n`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      });
+  } else {
+    process.stdout.write(`User feed is public\n`);
+  }
+
+  // Update profile pic
+  await request
+    .post(`${host}/v1/users/updateProfilePicture`)
+    .set(`X-Authentication-Token`, auth_token)
+    .attach(`image`, `bin/friendfeed.png`)
+    .then(() => {
+      process.stdout.write(`Profile picture updated\n`);
+    }, (err) => {
+      process.stdout.write(`Failed to update profile picture user: @${freefeed_username}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Status: ${err.response.status}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`Text: ${err.response.text}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+
+  process.stdout.write(`\nArchive user @${freefeed_username} has been created successfully!\n`);
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => {
+    process.exit(0);
+  })
+  .catch((e) => {
+    process.stderr.write(e.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
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