Backups?

[detailz]

( of old sites )

Good choice to use them or go completely fresh?

So do i go for it and try n get brand new members from a fresh board ( which will be hard ) or use a backup sql of an old warez site and change it about.

 

[Saurav]

Were the memebrs active on the old board? Also did you have a lot of threads and posts?

 

[detailz]

Were the memebrs active on the old board? Also did you have a lot of threads and posts?

Nah, it just went completely dead -(

And there was over 50,000 posts.

So it's either buying a site or going for broke with a complete fresh up and submit like crazy and spam people on MSN :/

 

[Saurav]

Might aswell install the backup if there were 50,000 posts and re-do the style etc.

 

[detailz]

Might aswell install the backup if there were 50,000 posts and re-do the style etc.

Even though it's kinda old? say late dec time?

I might even use some search engines and link them to forum and vice verser so might help get more traffic that way from fresh...

God i'm just way to fussy me thinks haha.

 

[JmZ]

Lot of dead links are possible

I would start over, just to keep a good reputation (if users find out you took some other site's backup they usually aren't happy) and to keep fresh with up-to-date content.

 

[detailz]

Lot of dead links are possible

I would start over, just to keep a good reputation (if users find out you took some other site's backup they usually aren't happy) and to keep fresh with up-to-date content.

I have a good plan for that

I've been deleting posts. Basically the old non-working links. so i'm down to about 18,000 posts, but there's still alot of good working links believe it or not :delighted:

 

[Saurav]

Oh so its not your own db then? :s

 

[detailz]

Oh so its not your own db then? :s

Kida bits of others into one :S it's on IPB atm.

But the more i think of it, the more i wanna go fresh and take all the credit for making it myself

Do that i'd use vB.