- The version of software behind the forum was out of date which made the forum, and the data it contains, susceptible to attack, defacement and deletion
- Traffic on the forum in terms of new posts and content had reduced significantly in recent times. This was partly down to the ubiquity of social media (and the fact that much of the discussion had moved to the Facebook page) and partly down to the fact that Mitsubishi FTO ownership numbers are down
Both Bernard and I felt that that it would make sense to preserve the content that you see on these pages and this is exactly what we've done. HTTrack was used to mirror the forum and the resultant pages were uploaded to replace the PHPBB frontend. What you see now is a clone, a static version of a web forum that ceases to exist. Some of the links may be dead, some things may not work exactly as you might expect, many of the websites which hosted content that appeared on this website are long since gone. However, for the most part, the clone will work almost exactly like the forum it replaced
This forum contains a wealth of information on the FTO and we hope that it continues to be of use to owners and enthusiasts now and in the future. This information has been put forward, shared and contributed by the community over a 17 year period. A big thank you to the Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners past and present who made the club what it was, your commitment and enthusiasm is recorded here for posterity
If you want to continue to interact with the community, head on over to the FTO-Ireland Facebook page.
Thanks,
CJ and Bernard
