# It's that great getting up morning: The new site is nearly ready for you. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 10, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380 "2020-06-10T18:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/361 "2020-06-18T04:21:33Z")
Do we have any idea of approximately what time the board will be shut down today? And what’s the prize for being the last poster before the switch? Or the first one on the new board? ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/362 "2020-06-18T04:33:56Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Do we have any idea of approximately what time the board will be shut down today? > > And what’s the prize for being the last poster before the switch? Or the first one on the new board? I leave my computer on most of the day. Will refreshing the screen magically take me to the other side? What do I have to do? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/363 "2020-06-18T04:51:22Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > I leave my computer on most of the day. Will refreshing the screen magically take me to the other side? What do I have to do? I wonder if it will take up to 24 hours after the switch goes live for some people to access the new site, due to DNS caching. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/364 "2020-06-18T11:58:08Z")
If you see a woman in a pointy hat riding past the window on her bicycle, it’s time to hunker down, hold on to your doggie, close your eyes, and brace yourself. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/365 "2020-06-18T12:30:24Z")
This is so exciting! I’m ready! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/366 "2020-06-18T13:05:36Z")
It’s 9AM EDT and I’m still posting on the old board. What is the timing of the switch? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/367 "2020-06-18T13:20:11Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Yay on the move, but… > > \*\*I stay signed in here and can’t recall my password. \*\* > _SDMB: No problem! Enter the email address you used to set up the account!_ > \*\*Since I haven’t used that email address in quite awhile, I forgot that password, too, so I can’t access that account \*\*. > _Old email site: No problem! Enter the cell phone number you used to set up that account!_ > **I was forced to get a new cell phone number two years ago** > \*Old email site: OK, enter the last password you recall using for this email account. \* > \*\*There’s only been one. I can’t recall it. \*\* > > I think I’m screwed. ☹ This is one of the main reasons I’m not on Twitter anymore. I used to have **two** Twitter accounts but I can’t remember the passwords for either, and they’re both linked to defunct email accounts and phone numbers. It’s probably for the best. Twitter did not bring out my better side. > [@RitterSport](#): > > It’s 9AM EDT and I’m still posting on the old board. > > What is the timing of the switch? Should be happening right about n ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/368 "2020-06-18T13:30:40Z")
Test ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/369 "2020-06-18T14:08:00Z")
If we flatline during the procedure and can’t be revived, I’d just like everyone to know that I ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/370 "2020-06-18T14:08:51Z")
Test as well ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/371 "2020-06-18T14:12:06Z")
These posts acting like they’re getting cut in half because of the switch are beginni ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/372 "2020-06-18T14:17:35Z")
ng to annoy me. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/373 "2020-06-18T14:23:02Z")
Wow ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/374 "2020-06-18T14:23:31Z")
This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/375 "2020-06-18T14:31:28Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > If you see a woman in a pointy hat riding past the window on her bicycle, it’s time to hunker down, hold on to your doggie, close your eyes, and brace yourself. No kidding. I actually saw a woman in a pointy hat yesterday. She was walking by a bicycle. The hat looked more like a Keebler elf’s hat, though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/376 "2020-06-18T14:35:33Z")
. . . **See you on the other side, Ray.** . . . ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/377 "2020-06-18T15:03:59Z")
OK, so…should I stop posting here? Not sure where to go. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/378 "2020-06-18T15:19:12Z")
Last one here shut off the lights. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/379 "2020-06-18T15:20:08Z")
All the URLs will stay the same, correct? It will literally be a switch over? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380/380 "2020-06-18T15:21:40Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > All the URLs will stay the same, correct? It will literally be a switch over? The URL to the board may or may not remain the same. Any threads you have bookmarked will need to be updated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-great-getting-up-morning-the-new-site-is-nearly-ready-for-you/855380.md?page=20)