Originally Posted by
oliver2002
One serious thing to note is that changing the forum name completely destroys any search engine record it has, ie anyone searching a term in google will not be getting a valid link. Re-indexing FT would take months.
Actually we're checking w/ IB on this right now. One thought is that it's an edit vs. a whole renaming. Since some forums have had name changes & it hasn't seemed to cause a break so far, it may or may not be an issue.
If it is, then we're stuck w/ it the way it is. If it isn't, then odds are we would move forward. For one thing, it would make it easier for those who access FT on mobile devices & tablets; for the other, it would more accurately reflect how the forums operate.
Cheers.