The transition will be taking place over the course of this Saturday (24th January). As a result, access to the forums and at times the Main Site may be sporadic at best over the course of the day.
The forum will be closed early Saturday morning (expected to be between 9:00 and 9:30 GMT) and will not re-open from that point on. When conversion is completed, the phpBB3 install will be checked to ensure our posts/threads have indeed moved successfully and that no glaring problems have surfaced during the install - if these checks are satisfactorily completed the phpBB3 forum will then be opened for use at the same URL as this one is (namely http://www.shatteredstar.org/forums/ ). Should any issues arise during the install/conversion process that are not resolvable within 24 hours, this phpBB2 forum will be re-opened until we can resolve the problem and re-convert the board. Any issues with the skin will not delay opening of the board, and will be fixed on the fly as they are found.
The Main Site will only be changed once the phpBB3 conversion is complete - as the former will likely take far longer and will certainly require more testing. Therefore expect the Main Site to be functioning normally until afternoon or evening GMT, assuming things do not proceed quicker than expected with phpBB3.
I can give no hard time estimate really, as any number of things could delay the process, help it along, or simply require consideration as we go along. With luck, by early evening the whole process will be completed and you'll be able to use everything normally. But just be aware that disruption may well continue throughout the day - and if you encounter problems with either the website or the forum just try again in a few hours time. I will, as always, be around IRC all day, so if anyone wants to find out exactly where the process is up to at any point feel free to come and talk to me on there.
- Anny
for putting in all the effort to make this an even better place (and more organised 
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