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Originally posted by Dark Jaguar
Not corrupted. That's exactly what the file looks like on the server (as opposed to the file we get on our computers). However, the rendering for this message board is different than the one for the old one, so this format of data isn't compatible, thus all we get is the basic file. If only there was some sort of translater to morph that board's files into this board's files. Well, I suppose one could just look at one of the files for this board and just work in the data with the amazing copy paste ability. That would take a while though. Anyone up to it?

It is a terribly daunting task, and one that even when I did have time for I could never finish, due to the extreme tedium involved in the manual conversion process.

But still, there is hope that it can be done someday. If not, I would not have bothered to save every possible thread from over the last three and a half years.

I'd like for anyone interested to keep in mind that by my estimates there are roughly 4000 or so threads that require conversion, dating back from early 2000. My attempts to reformat the pages saw it taking anywhere from five to thirty minutes per page, using the quickest methods I could think of. With that in mind, a total conversion would be impossible for a single person to attempt. A team of at least five would be required, five who have quite a bit of free time and a lot of patience.