Plans for the future of Gamingforce

Originally Posted by Basil

There's also the option of copying posts/threads from the non-MS/CH areas of Gamingforce and integrate that into the split, though would that really work in the long run, seeing as we're still a fairly active community? Would those higher powers-that-be wonder why there's two "Gamingforce" message boards, with one of them appearing inactive (on the outside)?

Don't know enough about the backend of the forum operation, but if we were to go this way, would it be possible / reasonable to set up some kind of automated diff -> merge operation that ran at a regular interval. Maybe once a day or half-day? Would then seem externally like there was regular participation. Seems like there has already been some opposition to this route, however.

Originally Posted by Moguta

One problem with linking so subtly like this is that you may get a DMCA notice for Gamingforce.org anyway. If the CH/MS regulars don't notice the domain change, who's to say a DMCA-filer will notice the .org -> .com transition after clicking on that board.

One option here, that I've seen on several corporate sites trying to maintain family friendliness, is too announce with an interrupt page that the viewer is leaving X site and heading to a site where the content is not controlled by them. "Do you still want to go?" This would at least fix the problem of unobservant industry folks.

If it went that way, perhaps the other end could then be a very small operation liberally laden with "No robots" /robots.txt files so that it wouldn't get listed? On the crazy side, could even do a rotating name or something similar so that bookmarks wouldn't work.

Anyhow, generally agree the filesharing does need to at least be well hidden, even if it was a good member draw.

How ya doing, buddy?