Post by Calaf on Feb 7, 2012 12:55:22 GMT
There is no way a user is able to copy an entire thread from one forum to another, so here is a quick guide to how to do it manually. It’s fairly straightforward and a typical build thread will take 30 mins to an hour to copy 50 posts.
Part 1 – Preparation of new thread
1. Login to the old forum and open your thread at page 1
2. Open a new tab, login to the new forum, select the appropriate subject (eg 'Pompeii Ovens' under 'oven builds 2012') and open a new thread to create your first post
(subsequent posts are created using the reply button 
)
3. Take a couple of minutes to familiarise yourself with the new features, they are familiar but more comprehensive
Part 2 – Copying a post (3 methods)
If your post contains no images or smileys
1. In the old thread, highlight the text of your post with your mouse and right-click/copy
2. Go to the new thread, click reply and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required
3. Post
If your post contains images or smileys
1. In the old thread, click the edit button
, top-right of the post, now highlight and right-click/copy the contents of the message box
2. Go to the new thread, click reply and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required
3. Post
If the post is from another user and you want to preserve it
1. In the old thread, click the quote button
, top right of the post, now highlight and right-click/copy the contents of the message box
2. Go to the new thread, click reply and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required
3. Edit the post, removing the =”username” from the first tag (you may also want to add something to identify the commenter if they have not signed it)
4. Post
It’s a fairly quick process once you start. I rearranged my posts slightly so that I could incorporate my responses to comments into the same post as the user’s comment.
If you make a mistake you can simply edit the post to fix it. You may find that some smileys use different codes, so edit as necessary. But the good thing is that the![]()
code works the same way so you don’t need to re-upload hosted images.
Part 1 – Preparation of new thread
1. Login to the old forum and open your thread at page 1
2. Open a new tab, login to the new forum, select the appropriate subject (eg 'Pompeii Ovens' under 'oven builds 2012') and open a new thread to create your first post
(subsequent posts are created using the reply button )3. Take a couple of minutes to familiarise yourself with the new features, they are familiar but more comprehensive
Part 2 – Copying a post (3 methods)
If your post contains no images or smileys
1. In the old thread, highlight the text of your post with your mouse and right-click/copy
2. Go to the new thread, click reply
and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required3. Post
If your post contains images or smileys
1. In the old thread, click the edit button
, top-right of the post, now highlight and right-click/copy the contents of the message box2. Go to the new thread, click reply
and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required3. Post
If the post is from another user and you want to preserve it
1. In the old thread, click the quote button
, top right of the post, now highlight and right-click/copy the contents of the message box2. Go to the new thread, click reply
and paste the text into the message box, adding a subject if required3. Edit the post, removing the =”username” from the first tag (you may also want to add something to identify the commenter if they have not signed it)
4. Post
It’s a fairly quick process once you start. I rearranged my posts slightly so that I could incorporate my responses to comments into the same post as the user’s comment.
If you make a mistake you can simply edit the post to fix it. You may find that some smileys use different codes, so edit as necessary. But the good thing is that the