Yes and no. This is essentially what will happen but the CS database is so big it takes ~12 hours to import (and some times fails) and don\'t want to miss any latest posts.
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Sure, I see that... but is it possible to do an initial sync that takes 12 hours... then just keep doing re-syncs hourly or whatever?
Hopefully the re-syncs will be really quick depending on how they are done.
No big deal if it\'s down for 2 days... just seems unnecessary.
The 2 days is worst case scenario (aka I bother something up and have to start from scratch, DNS problems, etc). It should be done within the day. The way it\'s imported as well is a bit ghetto (no CLI)
I also have to go in and re-write all the Intro, How-to\'s etc. And it\'s easier to be moving stuff around while there is zero activity on the forum.
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warning bells should be going off.
what\'s perceived to be wrong with the forum?
everything seems to be working.
I\'ve been on forums that had been updated and improved to near unusability.
What you see, yes. Behind the scenes it\'s an absolute pig.
If all else fails we will still have a backup of these forums we can revert to. The main issues with our current setup are 1) the forum itself - old crusty version, 2) our host pretty much holds us by our balls and we can\'t do ANYTHING, 3) it\'s time for a change.. new forum allows us to offer better things to our members.
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If anyone else has any questions I\'m more than happy to take them in PM.