We're in the process of working out the details of a move to an entirely different software package for the site.
Our current software does not have support for mobile devices and it has developed that this software has essentially been orphaned, meaning that it will most likely never see such support added nor have any further upgrades of any kind. This means that in order to move on and provide such support we have to move to a new system.
Such a system has been selected. The primary requirements were:
#1 - Provide the maximum support for migrating all of our data. Member profiles, posts, ect, with the least amount of loss possible.
#2 - Support access via mobile devices.
Our hosting service has been running tests on data conversion and has the biggest parts working. We still have a lot of things to resolve, but at some point in coming weeks there will be a period of time when the current forums will be visible but read-only. This is necessitated by the amount of time the data conversion takes. If we allow new posts to be made after the conversion is started, they would be lost. So our plan is to have the site open in read-only mode until the conversion is complete and the new site brought online. This is expected to take 2 to 3 days. We apologize for the inconvenience but it really can't be avoided.
We will make it known some days in advance of the actual start of the conversion, but we also wanted to make our plans known well in advance so everyone has a chance to know what's on the way.
Thanks in advance for your patience.
Our current software does not have support for mobile devices and it has developed that this software has essentially been orphaned, meaning that it will most likely never see such support added nor have any further upgrades of any kind. This means that in order to move on and provide such support we have to move to a new system.
Such a system has been selected. The primary requirements were:
#1 - Provide the maximum support for migrating all of our data. Member profiles, posts, ect, with the least amount of loss possible.
#2 - Support access via mobile devices.
Our hosting service has been running tests on data conversion and has the biggest parts working. We still have a lot of things to resolve, but at some point in coming weeks there will be a period of time when the current forums will be visible but read-only. This is necessitated by the amount of time the data conversion takes. If we allow new posts to be made after the conversion is started, they would be lost. So our plan is to have the site open in read-only mode until the conversion is complete and the new site brought online. This is expected to take 2 to 3 days. We apologize for the inconvenience but it really can't be avoided.
We will make it known some days in advance of the actual start of the conversion, but we also wanted to make our plans known well in advance so everyone has a chance to know what's on the way.
Thanks in advance for your patience.