Beginning on January 15, 2024, the platform for our MOA forum will transition from VBulletin to Xenforo. During the transition, the VBulletin forum will go offline and a backup will be made. This backup will be used to migrate to the new Xenforo product. The web address for the new forum will be same as you use right now, so your existing bookmarks will take you there.
As part of the migration, all active users account information will be transferred. That means that when you first come back to the forum and see the Xenforo screen, you will be required to login with your username and password. From that point forward, you will be remembered for future visits, just like the current situation with VBulletin. For users who regularly visit the MOA forum, you should expect to get an email from the MOA office about this transition just to ensure people are made aware of the pending change.
The layout of the Xenforo home page and forum areas is essentially a copy of the current layout, so you should feel comfortable with that. There will of course be differences but the basics of posting, responding to other posts, and uploading images are there. Many of the "How To..." threads that exist now will become outdated but the Moderator staff will begin reworking those items as soon as the new platform is up and stable. Look for these updates as time goes by.
We look forward to the enhanced features and security of the forum. If there are any questions as we all work through this transition, don't hesitate to contact any of the Moderators or post questions in the Online Central portion of the forum discussion area. Thanks for your support!!
As part of the migration, all active users account information will be transferred. That means that when you first come back to the forum and see the Xenforo screen, you will be required to login with your username and password. From that point forward, you will be remembered for future visits, just like the current situation with VBulletin. For users who regularly visit the MOA forum, you should expect to get an email from the MOA office about this transition just to ensure people are made aware of the pending change.
The layout of the Xenforo home page and forum areas is essentially a copy of the current layout, so you should feel comfortable with that. There will of course be differences but the basics of posting, responding to other posts, and uploading images are there. Many of the "How To..." threads that exist now will become outdated but the Moderator staff will begin reworking those items as soon as the new platform is up and stable. Look for these updates as time goes by.
We look forward to the enhanced features and security of the forum. If there are any questions as we all work through this transition, don't hesitate to contact any of the Moderators or post questions in the Online Central portion of the forum discussion area. Thanks for your support!!
