Devs: Do you have plans to reset the forums in the future?

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This is what was said today in regards to forums to some degree or another.

Greetings everyone,

First let us apologize for the inconvenience that this caused those of you that were unable to log in. We appreciate you bringing this issue to our attention so we could move quickly to resolve it. Anyone that was affected should now be able to log in as normal.

Just as a side note, the current forums will continue to be used even after the launch of A Realm Reborn and we have no plans on closing them down. However, to match the design changes for Lodestone and other web sites, there is a possibility that we change the design for the forums as well! We haven't decided how we will treat all of the posts made up until A Realm Reborn service begins, but there is a chance that we make them a read-only archive.

We will be sure to keep you all updated on any changes.

Imo they should either archive it or delete it and reset the status of all members who hold a FFXIV account. Give them a fresh start or a start with a mark already against them and a warning letting them know that their account is activated to post on forums again but will be watched based on previous actions. Etc. Win - Win scenario.