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Even though I didn't keep the software maintained, I wouldn't be happy that sensitive member information (email addresses, login info) was leaked (unknown desti
by gexla 3y ago
Even though I didn't keep the software maintained, I wouldn't be happy that sensitive member information (email addresses, login info) was leaked (unknown destination) by the community. I would feel some responsibility for that information getting out, and at least feel the need to reach out to past members and anyone using that data. If I wanted to be an "ass" then I would have taken harsher legal routes.
I would just scrape the site. I would even consider anonymizing names, as everyone should have the right to delete old content IMO.
After scraping, I would then watch the analytics. Anything which seems popular could then be given more attention. For example, I would probably create a design for the site itself, then create dedicated pages for anything popular. The pages could be curated "this is what you came for" and a link to the original pages.
Forums probably don't come back. You could start out with some minimal community features such as comments to see if anyone is willing to bite. A Discord server or similar could be another option. Kind of depends on the demographic I guess. Old people like forums. ;)