Hi All.
Here's the scoop as of end of business day, July 13, 2020.
I "pulled the trigger" today and purchased the new forum software.
After that, I downloaded the content packages.
I set up a duplicate of this forum to use as test bed as I wouldn't dare try an import/conversion of the production database without, AT LEAST, one test run.
That has pretty much taken me to now.
I MAY attempt a test "pruning" next. That is, for example, deleting registrations in limbo (those that registered but never responded to the confirmation email) in, let's say, a four or five year period back from now. There are MANY hundreds like that. Unregistered, zero post count, never logged in.
Here's the scoop as of end of business day, July 13, 2020.
I "pulled the trigger" today and purchased the new forum software.
After that, I downloaded the content packages.
I set up a duplicate of this forum to use as test bed as I wouldn't dare try an import/conversion of the production database without, AT LEAST, one test run.
That has pretty much taken me to now.
I MAY attempt a test "pruning" next. That is, for example, deleting registrations in limbo (those that registered but never responded to the confirmation email) in, let's say, a four or five year period back from now. There are MANY hundreds like that. Unregistered, zero post count, never logged in.