[Updated 2023-02-10] Migration complete

[sb56637]

Thanks Bort, I switched your email address to the temporary one over on the testbed.

As I mentioned previously, once we migrate the real budgetlightforum.com domain to the new platform I expect mail deliverability will be better than it is now.

[jon_slider]

everything works

I got the email w the login link and was able to post, edit, and add a picture

all good

[Bort]

@sb56637

Thanks Bort, I switched your email address to the temporary one over on the testbed.

As I mentioned previously, once we migrate the real budgetlightforum.com domain to the new platform I expect mail deliverability will be better than it is now.

And the irony is now my e-mail is working

This is an automated message to let you know that your email address for
BLF Test Migration #2 has been changed. If this was done in error, please contact
a site administrator.

Your email address has been changed to: XXX

[Bort]

There are some weird glitches, BLF PMs here only go back to 2016, but the oldest PM i have here is not on the new site but that does back much further to when i joined.

[raccoon]

I can confirm.

I have PM's going back to March 2011 on the new site, but on budgetlightforum.com, they only go back to 2016.

[sb56637]

@Bort

the oldest PM i have here is not on the new site but that does back much further to when i joined.

Sorry come again?

Bort and RC: Could you please make sure you're looking for your PMs here on the current site under the "All messages" tab?

https://budgetlightforum.com/messages/list

Also please keep this in mind:

Check for your imported private messages both in the “Inbox” and the “Sent” messages folders. There are a few quirks regarding PMs:

• Here on the current forum, PMs that you deleted do not actually get deleted from the database, and they are still visible in the other recipient’s messages. So unless you and the other recipient both deleted the same PM, it will be imported and visible for you again on the new forum.
• Here on the current forum, your PMs that you sent to a user that was later banned are still visible to you, appearing as a one-sided conversation of only your sent messages. Such one-sided conversations will not be imported into the new forum.

[raccoon]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the "All messages" tab.

I now think that everything is fine (for me) on both forums regarding private messages.

[sb56637]

@raccoon city

Oh yeah, I forgot about the "All messages" tab.

I now think that everything is fine (for me) on both forums regarding private messages.

[Bort]

@sb56637

Here on the current forum, your PMs that you sent to a user that was later banned are still visible to you, appearing as a one-sided conversation of only your sent messages. Such one-sided conversations will not be imported into the new forum.

So the self deleting squirrel will delete himself again?

[Bort]

@sb56637

@Bort

the oldest PM i have here is not on the new site but that does back much further to when i joined.

Sorry come again?

Bort and RC: Could you please make sure you’re looking for your PMs here on the current site under the “All messages” tab?

https://budgetlightforum.com/messages/list

Also please keep this in mind:

Check for your imported private messages both in the “Inbox” and the “Sent” messages folders. There are a few quirks regarding PMs:

• Here on the current forum, PMs that you deleted do not actually get deleted from the database, and they are still visible in the other recipient’s messages. So unless you and the other recipient both deleted the same PM, it will be imported and visible for you again on the new forum.

• Here on the current forum, your PMs that you sent to a user that was later banned are still visible to you, appearing as a one-sided conversation of only your sent messages. Such one-sided conversations will not be imported into the new forum.

That works.
That said there are now older messages on here vs the new forum, the oldest here is 6/3/12 and the oldest on the new forum is Aug 14 2012 :cry:

[sb56637]

@Bort

That said there are now older messages on here vs the new forum, the oldest here is 6/3/12 and the oldest on the new forum is Aug 14 2012 :cry:

Could you please try this advanced search (hamburger menu in the Discourse search popup):

[Bort]

They do show up there

[sb56637]

@Bort

They do show up there

Nice! Appreciate you confirming.

[Bort]

@sb56637

@Bort

They do show up there

Nice! Appreciate you confirming.

For sure.
But is it possible to fix these bugs so that they show up when viewing all?

[Bort]

Is there a skin to make the new forum visually simple like this forum?

I’d be happy to give up upvote ability for it

[Bort]

The new forum does not show post count under poster’s names like we have here.

[raccoon]

@Bort

The new forum does not show post count under poster's names like we have here.

Yeah, and my biggest accomplishment in life is my 19,000 posts on BLF!

Seriously, though, I like seeing everyone's post count with each post.

[Bort]

@raccoon city

@Bort

The new forum does not show post count under poster’s names like we have here.

Yeah, and my biggest accomplishment in life is my 19,000 posts on BLF!

Seriously, though, I like seeing everyone’s post count with each post.

You got over double mine
Though i can finally say my post count is over 9000!

[Hoop]

If omitting the post counter would lead to less posts from the kind of person who incessantly posts on BLF because they have nothing better to do, that would be a welcome change. But it probably wouldn’t because they have nothing better to do.

[Bort]

@Hoop

If omitting the post counter would lead to less posts from the kind of person who incessantly posts on BLF because they have nothing better to do, that would be a welcome change. But it probably wouldn’t because they have nothing better to do.

Well your current post count of 1337 has significance

Leet