Thanks to the hard work of Evgeny and Hernani, we have just completed the first successful import and migration of a StackExchange site into OSQA. About an hour ago we successfully imported a StackExchange data dump and brought HomeschoolHelpDesk.com online with OSQA.

The import appears to have preserved users, badges, question, answers, votes and even revisions! Clicking around it feels like the whole site is there, and it feels crisp and fast. HomeschoolHelpDesk.com is a small site compared to some of the really active StackExchange sites, so we still have some distance to go before we can say this feature is rock solid.

It sure is nice to have the first one completed successfully, however. I am reminded that the Wright brothers first flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. They must have enjoyed that one, too!

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