# Old Forum data

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/old-forum-data/359714
**Category:** Site discussion
**Tags:** old, migration, musicbrainz
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/old-forum-data/359714 "2018-02-15T22:33:43Z")
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### Author: ![August\_Janse](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/august_janse/32/92_2.png) [@August\_Janse](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/August_Janse)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/old-forum-data/359714/4 "2018-02-16T09:06:31Z")

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This was previously discussed here:

> [@Fate of the old forums](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/fate-of-the-old-forums/5264):
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> @Freso, I have noticed you have just turned the [old forums](http://forum.musicbrainz.org) to read only mode. And you have said over there that it will soon be archived. I was wondering what was meant: Will it be moved to cheaper server while keeping topics online with the same permalinks? Will it be removed and loaded 100% into [archive.org](http://archive.org)? And we will have to use their links. Something else.wink

Looks like you already got an answer to your question, too:

> [@Fate of the old forums](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/fate-of-the-old-forums/5264/16):
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> It may happen, but it isn’t of particularly high priority. In your case, however, the VM has changed to much that information from the old forums would mostly serve to confuse you.

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