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Old forum content

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 9:45 am
by chiz
Wondering how the data migration is coming along. Should we wait for it to complete? Or everyone should be moving over their old threads esp the works progress posts?

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:38 am
by 1461748123
We should consider moving the old thread manually... Since the mirage aren't guarantee.

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:36 pm
by Popcorn
I looked at the DB schemas and it is possible, but the user database would have needed to have been sync'd first, or else many of the threads would be orphaned. Now that they are running in parallel, it's a bit of a dog's breakfast and would be more of a pain than it's worth.

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:47 pm
by wermy
Thanks for looking at it Popcorn. I see some wordpress plugins for sort of syncing users between WP and phpBB, but from what I gather they are kind of hacky and create a sort of intermediate layer between WP and phpBB. So I'm not too keen to add something like that to it...

At this point I'm wondering if it's really worth it -- it seems like most of the transition pain is already over. Loads of folks have already moved their build-log threads over here, which in my opinion was the biggest annoyance (threads we know people would want to maintain over the course of a month or two).

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 1:43 am
by Fleder
It is no big deal, i just copied my threads here manually.
As long as we can read in the old forum to look for information/links/pictures we found there, i don't think we need a migration as such.

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 4:02 pm
by Popcorn
EDIT: List revised

Hey guys,

I took a swing at making a data dictionary for the Users from the old board to the new. Once we finish this, migrating the content will be really easy. So far, I mapped out probably about 70%, but there's a bunch of blanks here. If your name on the old board is one of these, and you changed your name registering to the new, can you let us know what your new name is?
  • 3y3c0ugh
    alexkidd2
    aztectrev
    barrowsx
    brettygud_
    buttguy
    choochootrain23
    chris
    davehallmon
    deew3e
    fedplast
    gp
    guigues
    hellvector
    hoffscreen
    j33bz
    javawolfpack
    jiggy1981
    jju
    jonlimitless
    jpk806
    jucit
    karwood
    kean-tran-86
    kitsch-bent
    kylemacbean
    lain
    losofdabz
    mattfl
    mauros
    melo-ct
    mike-sims
    mikepnz
    n1x
    panicsrock6
    pedemk31
    reactiongears
    rob0t
    scream107
    simon
    sirevirus-be
    skinnytie
    sparklenfade
    stereopt
    stuming
    superjoepez
    szinvak
    theking
    tmscaf
    toadsprockett
    ummi
    up
    wgreen92
    whereismypizero
    zeke2040
Once we finish mapping these out, It will be possible to do a mass import of the archives here. :)

Thanks!

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 3:18 am
by ror100
Hi Popcorn,

ror100 here, as per the old forum - apologies for taking my sweet time to re-register, have been busy prepping for my upcoming wedding.

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 2:44 am
by Popcorn
Thanks ror100. Early congrats and warm wishes for your wedding!!

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 2:52 am
by @pedem@k31
on the old forum my name was pedemk31 i have done a new registration on the new forum with the name @pedem@k31

that it for me, you have to destroy the old user ?

Re: Old forum content

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 5:27 am
by Popcorn
@pedem@k31 wrote:on the old forum my name was pedemk31 i have done a new registration on the new forum with the name @pedem@k31

that it for me, you have to destroy the old user ?
Nah, just mapping them so when the import finally happens, your old posts will be under your new user. Thanks!