For a long time I have been working on a project to unify the two types of accounts RSBandB members have, RuneWire accounts and forum accounts. Initially this project was just going to be an add-on to the current RuneWire we all know. The codebase was messy and I determined that it would be better to just re-write the whole thing due to all the time needed to refractor the codebase. The purpose of this post is to highlight the changes that are coming down the road.
The simplest change that we are making is changing the name from RuneWire to The Wire.
Secondly, we will be unifying accounts. You will now use your forum account to log into RuneWire. Please continue using RuneWire as you have been ever since it was created. When the time comes the process for merging your account will be painless. If you're logged into RuneWire and the forums your conversion will happen automatically upon first visit. If you're not logged into RuneWire or the forums you will be asked to log in and the conversion will happen.
Upon converting your user account your forum profile data will be used on the Wire. Your old RuneWire profile data will be available for download once your account is converted. We will try to migrate as much of your friends list as possible. We can not migrate a friend unless that friends has migrated their account as well. So you know what this means, get your friends to convert! The same will also apply to your block list.
The other large change we're making deals with the event post type. The event post type is going to be removed completely. The event post type was rarely used by people outside of the events crew and it was a complicated tool to use. As a replacement we ask that you use the community events forum. Events posted in this forum currently can be promoted site wide and will continue to be promoted site wide. To get your event added to the rotator make sure it has all the necessary data and then send a message to Mike or myself.
To sum up the changes:
- Name change to "The Wire".
- Tighter integration with the rest of RSBandB.
- Unified account throughout RSBandB.
- Removal of event posts in favour of community events forum.
- A few other add-ons and improvements
I'll open this topic up to questions now should anyone have any.
PS: The Wire is in a testing phase and is expected for release within 2 to 3 weeks.
. I'm also going to miss the Events tool, I thought it was easy to use, it just needed a big giant edit button most of the time 
. I'm surprised there's no Facebook, Twitter, or Google sign-in option coming, but it sort of makes sense.
Never really used the forums all that much, so integrating them will definitely allow people to use them both actively. 