What Happenned to the Old Forums?

Nifelhein · Post by **Nifelhein** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:25 pm

I was wondering what happened with the old troll lord forums on ezboards, I know it is there somehow, but the change seemed to be driven by some issues that came to be.

I for one know we could convert those posts for other forum softwares, so I am curious on how this worked out. Unfortunately it is not possible (or just feasible) to merge two existing DBs, in this I mean the old one and the current one.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:05 am

Well, I can still get there via my ezboard link. Why the new boards? Not sure. Maybe to go hand in hand with their newly redone website that switched their focus from d20 to C&C and LA. So a new messageboard that focused on C&C and LA, like the company now does.

Rigon · Post by **Rigon** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:21 am

I think one of the major reasons was the hack that took place over at the EZBoards. A lot of posts/threads got deleted. Besides, the current forum is MUCH, MUCH better.

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:43 am

Heh, I have a warm place in my heart for the old forums. My first forum!! I learned a lot about C&C there, just as I continue to learn here. But I do recall so many people not liking that forum or the board software. Yeah, and as Rigon mentions - the hack. So many valuable posts were lost.

Oh well, this forum now has my undivided attention!

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Sat May 12, 2007 2:16 am

The Trolls never liked ezBoard as far as I know, but it was pretty much the common practice. NG, Monte, some others... they all used it, and still do somewhat. The great hack and subsequent lack of backup provided by that site was disastrous; tons of material was lost forever. The focus has shifted to a friendlier, more intuitive board, matching C&C itself.

Nifelhein · Post by **Nifelhein** » Sun May 13, 2007 1:34 am

Just to clear things up, I loathe EZBoards, their software is almost prehistoric and surely is not any good to use, what I was looking for was how the change came to be, and it is for the better, imo, I did not know of a hack, I never went to EZBoards before I got Unisystem, and I would change it for anything else at a heart beat.

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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:41 pm

I hated the ezboards with a passion. One reason I never posted much over there. Posts would routinely go missing... GAH!

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