OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Off- Off and away it goes. Good idea. Thanks. ....LMAO....ERASE the painful past....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I would suggest that those 4.5 million posts represent a critical historical record of the Bills' unprecedented 17-year playoff drought that we should make every effort, for the sake of posterity, to get rid of. DC Tom, my good friend... YE OLE concurs. It must be done for POSTERITY SAKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 So, the shout box will be gone? Post count will be gone? Avatar staying? Personal info when click on a person? Forums? What about member list? Will list be purged of members that have not been active in over 2-3 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottdoomed Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 please dont move to a site thats like fb or sites that share there board system with other types of stuff dont like people having my info. but thats just me this dark web crap is scary these days. they hack you and wait awhile before using the info.....be careful out there guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Get rid of the past posts. Flush 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 The sooner the better! That will eliminate all evidence of my scorching hot Mike Glennon takes! Thanks as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Basically, the thought process behind NOT bringing over 4.5M posts is: 1. Linking structure. Converting old links to new links may be just a rewrite of the URLs but it gets messy. 2. An empty database means the new code should be lightning fast. And fast for a very long time. How much traffic do you get from search? Broken links can be resolved with a 301 redirect (like you did when you moved from http to https), but you may lose link-juice, social proof, etc. If this site does not get a ton of search traffic, it may not matter to you, and the site will eventually recover (and site speed is a ranking factor, so there is that...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Losing the Shout Box would be tragic, to steal Turbo's words what are we supposed to do when we are at work?! In all seriousness, I have made some good friends in the Shout Box and keep in touch with some year long, I really hope a solution can be found, ...AOL... is selling the AIM software cheap I bet Thanks for all you do... Mike Edited October 6, 2017 by Mike in Horseheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Nuke it from space. It's the only way to be sure. I can't believe it took three pages for someone to say this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Worst case with an empty database we could just ask Tom what somebody said during week 7 if the 2011 season I'm sure his reply was "you're an idiot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
145B4IDIE Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Fire it into the sun find a shoutbox alternative first this should be pinned IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) The shoutbox is unique and entertaining and I also think it cuts down on unnecessary thread starts in my humble opinion. Having it operating at the top of the page if so desired is an awesome site feature IMO. Edited October 6, 2017 by Figster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
145B4IDIE Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 So, after 4 pages I get the feeling nobody cares about the history but would miss the shoutbox. I'm one of them but I'm new here. You veterans thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 The sooner the better! That will eliminate all evidence of my scorching hot Mike Glennon takes! Thanks as always. You are not the only one. I have a list of all the Glennon fans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Im glad and taken back at the same time that you would be kind enough to ask me my opinion. No clue about any of this.... but I fully support everthing you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Odds are I will keep all of the content. But that's just my current preference. It looks like there is a shout box add-on already developed so hopefully it has the proper functionality that everyone wants to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I vote for keeping all the old content intact. It's funny to occasionally look back at old threads and with hindsight, some of the dumb/hilarious things people wrote (myself especially). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Archive old board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 So, the shout box will be gone? Post count will be gone? Avatar staying? Personal info when click on a person? Forums? What about member list? Will list be purged of members that have not been active in over 2-3 years? All valid ?'s I really like shoutbox as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I can't believe it took three pages for someone to say this. I can't believe he messed up the quotation: "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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