Archive registration disabled (again)

Topic: From Prussia With Love

Users: @Alexander @SuzyQ

irc.simpworks.com

[Archonix]

I've disabled the archive registration system, which means that no new members can register to it. The forums are unaffected.

Why am I doing this again? Well... after a couple of years it's become apparent to me that, once again, the system I wrote is... ineffective, to say the least. I had hoped I could iron out the bugs but I haven't had time, and it wasn't particularly well written. Existing users can carry on using it (not that anyone has, recently) but I'd say it's probably best if you don't. Right now I'm trying to figure out if I should try to upgrade the existing system or implement something else that's already integrated with SMF.

If I upgrade, all the existing content stays around, but forum integration doesn't happen, which means having two logins. On the other hand, if I put in something else (like a combination of coppermine + smf + tinyportal perhaps) I get all that forum integration, but all the existing archive content goes the way of the dodo. Which would suck. I'm leaning toward the coppermine idea or something similar to that.

Anyway, while I decide what to do I'm not letting people register in the archive. Come to the forum instead, it's more fun.