The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
As has been discussed for a long time, HF is going to migrate from its current vbulletin setup to an updated/upgraded forum running on new software (Xenforo)
The current plan according to site admins is that the migration will occur some time between tomorrow (Sept 26) and Oct 4. It's estimated the board will be down for 8-12 hours during the migration.
What's really important is this information shared by head admin Buffaloed (well, the bolded part because I've covered some of the other stuff already):
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2390355
I don't know how many people have content in the galleries feature, but you'll want to save that. What's more important is that you MAKE SURE YOU CAN STILL ACCESS THE E-MAIL ADDRESS TIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. This will be the address you used when you registered unless you've updated your profile since then.
You can do this by going to this link:
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/profile.php?do=editpassword
entering your current password at the top and then editing just e-mail field in the middle.
Please make sure you're set, because if there's a problem with migrating everyone's passwords to the new board you'll need to be able to reset your password, and without an active e-mail address it may be difficult to do, or cause a big backlog as admins have to manually sort that it if people contact them to fix it.
You may also want to save your avatar because although it's planned to migrate and be present on the new software, it could be lost and need a re-upload. especially if you're still using something I made since photobucket has gone down and I can't easily share that stuff again until I get a new photo hosting option.
Thanks all
The current plan according to site admins is that the migration will occur some time between tomorrow (Sept 26) and Oct 4. It's estimated the board will be down for 8-12 hours during the migration.
What's really important is this information shared by head admin Buffaloed (well, the bolded part because I've covered some of the other stuff already):
HBoards migration to Xenforo software is being planned
Between Sept 26 and October 4
We plan to migrate ALL your content except albums and social groups. The latter is not supported by this software.
It is recommended that you save any content you want to preserve. We make no guarantee what will successfully migrate.
Downtime: TBD (est 8-12hrs)
Please make sure your account here is associated with a working email address. If there is a problem with your password you will need to be able to reset it. Contact [email protected] if you need assistance updating your email address.
What's New:
Fully integrated notifications
Sportsbook & Betting Exchange
Xenforo Media Gallery
Media Pack - improved, simplified media embedding
"Likes" System & Social Media integration
More Info will be provided as it becomes available.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2390355
I don't know how many people have content in the galleries feature, but you'll want to save that. What's more important is that you MAKE SURE YOU CAN STILL ACCESS THE E-MAIL ADDRESS TIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. This will be the address you used when you registered unless you've updated your profile since then.
You can do this by going to this link:
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/profile.php?do=editpassword
entering your current password at the top and then editing just e-mail field in the middle.
Please make sure you're set, because if there's a problem with migrating everyone's passwords to the new board you'll need to be able to reset your password, and without an active e-mail address it may be difficult to do, or cause a big backlog as admins have to manually sort that it if people contact them to fix it.
You may also want to save your avatar because although it's planned to migrate and be present on the new software, it could be lost and need a re-upload. especially if you're still using something I made since photobucket has gone down and I can't easily share that stuff again until I get a new photo hosting option.
Thanks all
