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Migrating the forum to Discourse

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BravoV:

--- Quote from: Bassman59 on April 09, 2020, 04:44:50 am ---It's not at all hard to create accounts on the websites you use. Now that every browser has a built-in password manager, you don't even have to remember the passwords.

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Some people are just not bright enough to be aware of that.

tggzzz:

--- Quote from: ddavidebor on March 29, 2020, 02:59:35 pm ---There are pretty much only advantages in switching platform, it's pretty much time, but there are risks in the migration also.
Pros:
* modern features like modern editor, better emojis, social login,

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I hope by now the OP realises that there are only disadvantages to switching platforms. So say the people that have made this site a success, the long-term users that have contributed the most. Who cares about casual butterflies that flit here for a few posts, then flit elsewhere!

As for "social login", that is a very strong disadvantage for users. It might be an advantage for site owners who want to make a little money at their users' expense.

MarkMLl:
The only real justification for moving would be if the replacement had the traditional NNTP protocol, which would allow client software considerably more flexibility when it came to handling message threading etc. https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/69701.html

MarkMLl

PlainName:

--- Quote ---Now that every browser has a built-in password manager, you don't even have to remember the passwords.
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You're daft if you're going to rely on your browser to manage passwords. Much easier to lose them that way then forgetting them - use a separate password manager at minimum, one that isn't tied to a particular product or - worse - a particular instance of a product.


--- Quote ---Oh yeah if single signon was required then screw that
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Yes, indeed. But let's not create straw men to knock down. The probably implementation would be to ALLOW single signon, not mandate it. I visit a lot of places and even those that prefer Google/Facebook login don't mandate it. It's not not going to happen like that (at least, not until the rest of the web have already succumbed).

amyk:
I've never used Facebook, and never will. Any sites that require it are simply not going to be visited.

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