Hey, good idea with the Discord server!
I was actually going to suggest the exact same thing. Let's make
Odyssey Chat the official temporary replacement thing along with the
Discord server. And
the Soda Shop can also be a place to check out. I can setup the email list to keep people in the loop and let them know when we're back online.
A2Z wrote:Bob wrote:People've set up Discord servers before (with varying amounts of success; from my understanding, the previous one died out some time back), but I think it'd in any case be a mistake to suppose that it should or even can completely replace a forum.
No it can't replace a forum. At least that's what I think. I just set one up as kind of an alternative form of communication while the ToO's down...
In my opinion, a Discord server could replace the core function of the ToO, which is communication within our community. But the way the ToO works is unique so it can't be a one-to-one comparison.
The Top Crusader wrote:Will the entirety of
http://www.thetoo.com have to be DOWN down? Or can we have a splash page at that address with a link to whatever other thing?
YES!!
I mean no...
I mean we'll still have the server space to host other things like a splash page with a helpful explanation, links, and such. I'll probably also put the email sign-up list on there too.
EK wrote:jelly wrote:But... ek and darcie already upgraded the phpBB only like eleven years ago.
It wouldn’t be near as hard to do this upgrade if we relegated it to being a regular forum without all these weirdo RPG add-ons. Shadowpaw, you weeb.
EXACTLY! I mean, we
will be losing certain things because-- well, just because --which is okie dokie; things change. But the main board content would still be present. Unfortunately, because of all the MODs that we use, the database is a little wonky to upgrade. That's gonna be the tricky part. Meanwhile, remaking the style will be the more time-consuming part. Basically everything that's a part of this board that isn't core functionality of phpBB will need to be reworked, removed, replaced, or something. And there are A LOT of little things that were added through MODs, including the addition of subtitles for topics, double-post prevention, and more helpful last post links in topic/forum lists. So it's a little different than the last big upgrade too!
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