# Goodbye vBulletin & Blog, hello Discourse
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735 "2019-03-26T16:59:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@nickj](https://fixed.org.au/u/nickj)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/1 "2019-03-26T16:59:45Z")
Hi friends,
FOA is getting a long-overdue upgrade: Zach is very kindly moving is up in the world from this very 1990s vBulletin world we are living in right now, to a newer, brighter world, called Discourse.
This will be happening on Friday night - the forum will go offline entirely for the migration. When you return on Saturday, everything will be completely different, however assuming everything goes well, you will be able to login with your usual username/password combination.
Yeww!
-n
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/2 "2019-03-26T17:07:28Z")
this is 🔥
zach is the greatest.
also many thanks to the bandit for keeping this antipodean corner of the fixie dream alive
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### Author:  [@nickj](https://fixed.org.au/u/nickj)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/3 "2019-03-26T17:08:08Z")
I digress: Everyone will need to reset their passwords - SO ENSURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS CURRENT AND UP TO DATE BEFORE THEN.
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/4 "2019-03-26T18:42:43Z")
Woo! Nice one nickj
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### Author:  [@Lorday](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lorday)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/5 "2019-03-26T20:24:35Z")
How many hours of music are we going to lose?
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### Author:  [@Lemontime](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lemontime)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/6 "2019-03-26T20:54:53Z")
Can I keep the skyline banner and purple logo please
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/7 "2019-03-26T21:31:42Z")
take a moment to remember the phpBB FOA
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060502051444/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/](https://web.archive.org/web/20060502051444/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/)
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/8 "2019-03-27T06:03:17Z")
> [@AL9000](#):
>
> take a moment to remember the phpBB FOA
>
> [fixed.org.au :: Index](https://web.archive.org/web/20060502051444/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/)
Oh boy.
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### Author:  [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/9 "2019-03-27T08:19:52Z")
Thanks for all your efforts over the years NickJ. How long before we have Defender sub forum?
Still love fixies now and forever.
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### Author:  [@DaFROG](https://fixed.org.au/u/DaFROG)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/10 "2019-03-27T08:25:52Z")
would smash like button, but that will have to wait for discourse 😛
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/11 "2019-03-27T09:26:02Z")
> [@HeavyMetalCyclist](#):
>
> How long before we have Defender sub forum?
[This is pretty close.](https://www.fixed.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=36285&highlight=land+rover+appreciation)
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### Author:  [@Lemontime](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lemontime)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/12 "2019-03-27T10:02:25Z")
> [@AL9000](#):
>
> take a moment to remember the phpBB FOA
>
> [fixed.org.au :: Index](https://web.archive.org/web/20060502051444/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/)
Some great content from back then everyone was very woke.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060821174458/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=221](https://web.archive.org/web/20060821174458/http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=221)
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/13 "2019-03-27T10:23:29Z")
Before my time, I’m happy to say.
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### Author:  [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/14 "2019-03-27T10:55:39Z")
They spelt bargains wrong.
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### Author:  [@nickj](https://fixed.org.au/u/nickj)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/15 "2019-03-27T12:54:02Z")
> [@HeavyMetalCyclist](#):
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> Thanks for all your efforts over the years NickJ. How long before we have Defender sub forum?
This is a bait and switch - Defenders are the new fixies, we’re transitioning to a more Land Rover specific forum to appeal to our userbase.
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### Author:  [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/16 "2019-03-27T13:32:52Z")
it begins! Will need a whole seperate sub forum on Pete’s disco thoughts and problems. And I’ll continue to harass Rolu to get snork on dat Hilux.
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### Author:  [@nickj](https://fixed.org.au/u/nickj)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/17 "2019-03-28T19:01:12Z")
Anticipatory downtime tonight in preparation for the Discourse upgrade tomorrow - resizing some disks. Starting around 8pm, site offline for about 30mins.
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### Author:  [@Zach](https://fixed.org.au/u/Zach)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/18 "2019-03-29T12:22:51Z")
hullo from discourse friends!
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### Author:  [@nickj](https://fixed.org.au/u/nickj)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/19 "2019-03-29T20:34:33Z")
Yewww, how much better is this! 🤘 Thanks Zach!!!
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/goodbye-vbulletin-blog-hello-discourse/157735/25 "2019-03-29T23:15:31Z")
Yeah @Zach!
❤
So good. Thanks also @nickj 🏴☠️
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