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[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?

[1461748123]

We should consider moving the old thread manually... Since the mirage aren't guarantee.

[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.

[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).

[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.

[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!

[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.

[Popcorn]

Thanks ror100. Early congrats and warm wishes for your wedding!!

[@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 ?

[Popcorn]

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!