Hi all,
As you
might have noticed, the migration is complete. And with complete I mean “there might be missing something, but most is over”.
The migration itself went pretty well and was way quicker than when we did a test migration. We now have an updated system with updated forum software. Change is not always easy. It looks different, it feels different and I’m sure it will take some time for everyone to get adjusted. If you feel we miss something, please let us know!
Some of you have been using TapaTalk. We tried installing the required plugin, but it’s not available (yet) for our version. We’re running version 2.1 of the forum software, the plugin only supports 2.0. There are some privacy concerns with TapaTalk, and I’m not sure if they are true. However, since we don’t have a plugin anyway right now, feel free to use the mobile site! Unlike VB, it’s actually optimized for mobile devices. Later, if/when the plugin is updated, we will evaluate if we want to install it.
Old blogs are available under
https://www.orbiter-forum.com/forums/legacy-blogs.4/. For now, we’ve chosen to no re-implement the system since it’s:
- costly (license and migration fee’s)
- not used that much to justify point 1 at this time
If there is interest, however, please let us know.
Unfortunately, some things are lost. Thanks, for example, are lost. You can like new content however, old content that was once thanked is not thanked anymore.
Also some emojis are not migrated. Most of them were outdated anyway, so we decided not to worry about it. If this unacceptable in your opinion, let us know.
This migration has set the stage for OHM as well. We have a couple of actual APIs now to work with so we can integrate the two. We’re doing this in our spare-time, so please bear with us a little longer. As I’ve said before; your patience is highly appreciated, and we know OHM is in a bad state right now. Developers that like to help with OHM can send me a PM, and we'll set you up.
After 12 years of using vBulletin, the entire Orbiter-Forum staff would like to welcome you on the new XenForo board!