mjp
Founding member
The main site is moving right now.
Well, it's already been moved, but the DNS just changed to point the domain to the new server. You shouldn't notice any weirdness, but if you do, it should disappear soon.
You may be wondering if the forum is going to move as well. Yes it is! Isn't that exciting? No?
The forum move is a little more painful because it has a database that changes every few minutes, so the old location has to be shut down in order to make the move. Otherwise for an hour or two some people would be posting to the old location and some to the new, and you can see why that's no good.
When is the forum moving? I don't know, but probably in the next day or two. If you hit the old server during the move you'll see a moving message. DNS updates pretty quickly these days, but it does still depend on the whims of your Internet provider. So you could see the closed forum for anywhere from five minutes to 12 hours. Though it rarely takes more than 30 minutes or so.
Well, it's already been moved, but the DNS just changed to point the domain to the new server. You shouldn't notice any weirdness, but if you do, it should disappear soon.
You may be wondering if the forum is going to move as well. Yes it is! Isn't that exciting? No?
The forum move is a little more painful because it has a database that changes every few minutes, so the old location has to be shut down in order to make the move. Otherwise for an hour or two some people would be posting to the old location and some to the new, and you can see why that's no good.
When is the forum moving? I don't know, but probably in the next day or two. If you hit the old server during the move you'll see a moving message. DNS updates pretty quickly these days, but it does still depend on the whims of your Internet provider. So you could see the closed forum for anywhere from five minutes to 12 hours. Though it rarely takes more than 30 minutes or so.