Hi all,
on March 8th, I will be beginning the process of migrating MGO to a new server, and upgrading the forum software.
I am scheduling one week of downtime for the forums, to ensure I have enough time to fully test and debug the upgrade.
Beginning on March 8th, the forums will be TURNED OFF. no posting, no PMs, no browsing will be possible during this time. Once the forums are off, I will begin the migration process.
Once the migration and upgrade is complete, we will begin the process of informing the internet of our new home. This is a technical change that requires 24-48 hours while the Name Servers for each internet provider is updated. Once YOUR name server is updated, you will see the new forums. As this process is out of our control, some users will have access before others will. For instance, Comcast may update their name servers within 6 hours, and AT&T may take as long as 36 hours.
Regardless, within 48 hours of the switch, you will see MGO on its new home.
While I do not expect the switch to the new servers to take a full week, I am giving myself that much time in case something goes wrong, or something comes up in my personal life.
So remember, this coming Saturday, it's going down. Don't panic!