We're going to merge our first MAJOR forum tonight

Brandon · **05-10-2010, 07:41 AM**

Check this out

www.aliensoup.com
Here some info from web archives
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://aliensoup.com
As you see, the domain is over 10 years old.

I look forward to getting to know the members from AS as well as any of the forums we merge into General-Forums.
I purchased AlienSoup from Jason this weekend.
I got the files and domain transferred last night, will merge the over 200,000 post tonight

Welcome to the forums everyone.

Been Told · **05-10-2010, 03:16 PM**

Congrats Brandon! Can't wait to see it.

Kevin · **05-10-2010, 07:30 PM**

This is damn sweet!

Brandon · **05-10-2010, 07:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevin

This is damn sweet!

ha!
I got an email saying someone had replied to this thread and I was thinking... How did someone reply to a thread on a closed forum, figured it was either you or Mikey

I'm almost done with the post import, 1/4 million post take a while

The rest of the import should go pretty quick, hope to be online in another hour. :bye:

mrGTB · 08:22 PM

I can't believe "Alien Soup" have sold up, I've visited that site many times in the past and thought the theme used there looked really good, and it seemed like a very popular forum. Nice buy I have to say, but why did they sell now all of a sudden?

That wasn't a forum I expected would have sold up.

Brandon · **05-10-2010, 08:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrGTB

I can't believe "Alien Soup" have sold up, I've visited that site many times in the past and thought the theme used there looked really good, and it seemed like a very popular forum. Nice buy I have to say, but why did they sell now all of a sudden?

That wasn't a forum I expected would have sold up.

I've always thought the same, it was one of the first really custom vBulletin sites that I can remember. Back when vbtemplates was a big site, before the merger to the Org.

I was very happy when Jason and I hooked up for this deal.

You'd have to ask him on that, but I think it's similar to the reason I sold vBSetup. We have both have growing families and it comes to a point where time is worth more then money. I know he owns another giant forum and maybe a few more, he's a busy guy

revhtree · **05-10-2010, 08:27 PM**

Congrats Brandon!!

mrGTB · **05-10-2010, 08:29 PM**

Well if he owns a few more other large forums, then fair enough, I can see maybe he wanted to lessen his workload then. Like you I remember it from ages back when I saw it and thought Wow what a great looking forum, way back when like you say.

WhatChaMissin · **05-10-2010, 08:33 PM**

Nice snag!

I look forward to seeing the addition here on GF!

Brandon · **05-10-2010, 08:36 PM**

We're slowly getting the content sorted and pushed out on the forums.
It'll take us a week to get a newsletter together, we should see a nice spike when that happens.

Big Dan · **05-10-2010, 09:26 PM**

Sweet!

Brandon · **05-10-2010, 09:30 PM**

*update*
I have all but one forum out in public, you'll see we added several of the forums from Aliensoup, and merged the rest of the content into the corresponding categories.
I'm updating the counters so the site might seem a little sluggish until those are finished.

Please report any bugs or errors you see in the feedback section.

Thanks for the support everyone.

Alien · **05-10-2010, 10:59 PM**

Thanks for the kind words, guys. ;)

Yeah I'm just lightening my workload for a little while, and giving some time to some new projects I've had on hold.. 10 years was a long time for a forum.

Anyway, I want to continue innovating and for that I need some time. Not to mention a boatload of work I have to do at my new home, and keeping an eye on my kids (twins almost 2 now)!

I'll be sticking around, so I'm sure I'll get to know a few of you. Best wishes with the project!

monsieurjohn · **05-11-2010, 04:43 AM**

I'm a ten-year member of Alien Soup... I plan to keep checking in here and hopefully meet some new folks!

ArnyVee · **05-11-2010, 06:52 AM**

Wow, congrats Brandon and Jason!

I'm glad that both of you were able to come to an agreement and that we will have more participation around General-Forums as well

Brandon · **05-11-2010, 08:02 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by monsieurjohn

I'm a ten-year member of Alien Soup... I plan to keep checking in here and hopefully meet some new folks!

Thanks, it'll be hard to live up to what Jason has done, but we'll do our best.

Mikey · **05-11-2010, 03:52 PM**

Congrats all

Brandon · **05-12-2010, 07:46 AM**

I see our pages are getting indexed pretty quickly.
We started at about 800 pages indexed. When I imported the GBL forum last week, we jumped up to 1200ish.
Now we're at 1800

and climbing.

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