We're ready to move over to the new forum any time now. No major problems have been discovered by early adopters this past week and Janny has confirmed that the new forum works on her unique computer setup.
I want to give stragglers a little more time to learn about this switch, since I know that some visitors come here on a schedule of weeks rather than hours. With that in mind, I will plan to do a full switchover on Saturday morning (EDT), February 6, 2021.
What do I need to do?
You do not need to do anything to continue reading the new forum. If you wish to post, you will need to create a new account. This can be done at anytime – in the coming week or even after we have permanently moved.
What happens during the move?
- I will do one final sync of any new Chat Area posts to make sure they end up in the new forum.
- All visible links on Janny's main sites will be updated to point to the new forum.
- Anyone that has a bookmark here will get redirected to a placeholder page explaining that we've moved. This will remain for a couple months. After that, people will get sent directly to the new forum without any explanation.
- There will be no downtime.
What happens after the move?
- The new forum will become the authoritative place to talk to other fans and get writing updates.
- As soon as it's clear that we won't need to ever go back to the Chat Area, I'll permanently delete it and all of the account data. This includes names, emails, profile bios, and one-way hashed passwords.
How do I locate posts from the Chat Area going forward?
- All posts can be searched for using the new forum's magnifying glass icon in the header. The search is much better than the one here so it shouldn't be hard to track things down.
- All links in the Paravia Wiki that referenced Chat Area posts have already been updated to point to the new copies in the new forum.
The new forum is at:
https://forum.paravia.com/
The Getting Started Guide is at:
https://forum.paravia.com/t/getting-started-guide/707
Regards,
BU