>>! In T572#9466, @Qgil wrote:
> What about this:
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> * Send now an email to all Bugzilla users in the lines of "ACTION REQUIRED: JOIN PHABRICATOR", explaining that this is how you will have your Bugzilla history migrated to Phabricator on the launch date.
> * Send a second and last email to all Bugzilla users as we have a date confirmed, telling them the details about dates when the service will be down and a reminder about JOIN PHABRICATOR NOW, IT TAKES ONE MINUTE.
After agreeing on the idea (T572), Quim can draft the emails and get them reviewed. Then @aklapper could send them on the dates agreed.
First email **DRAFT, FEEDBACK AND EDITS WELCOME**
> ** Join Wikimedia Phabricator for a smooth Bugzilla migration **
>
> Dear Wikimedia Bugzilla user,
>
> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org will replace Bugzilla soon. We have released a preview with a sample of several thousands of Bugzilla reports automatically migrated. Your feedback is welcome.
>
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/versus_Bugzilla#Test_instance
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> If you have not created an account in Wikimedia Phabricator yet, please follow these steps now:
>
> Create your Phabricator account at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/auth/start/ by clicking the "Login or Register - MediaWiki" button below the LDAP registration form. A dialog will be displayed saying "phabricator-production would like to have basic access on your behalf on all projects of this site." After clicking "Allow" you will see a "Phabricator Registration" dialog asking you to define a username in Phabricator, an email address, and a name (which does not have to be your real name).
> Afterwards, add the email address(es) that you have used in Bugzilla in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/email/
>
> That's it! Your Bugzilla activity will be connected to your Phabricator username as soon as the migration from Bugzilla is completed.
>
> If you register an account after the Wikimedia Phabricator launch, you will still be able to claim your Bugzilla activity. However it will take us longer to connect your new username with your migrated data.
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> Learn more about Phabricator at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator
>
> IMPORTANT: Note that some Bugzilla data will not be migrated, like votes. You can find tickets that you have voted on at https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/page.cgi?id=voting%2Fuser.html
> Furthermore, Bugzilla will still be available in read-only mode after the migration. Find all the details at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/versus_Bugzilla
>
> Questions? Just ask at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Phabricator/Help
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> You are receiving this email because you have been active in Wikimedia Bugzilla recently; we will send you one last reminder when we have a migration date confirmed.
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Andre Klapper (Wikimedia Bugwrangler)
Second email **DRAFT, FEEDBACK AND EDITS WELCOME**
> ** Bugzilla migration starting on Friday 21 Nov - Join Wikimedia Phabricator now **
>
> Dear Wikimedia Bugzilla user,
>
> We plan to archive Bugzilla and migrate its data to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org on Friday, 21 November. If you haven't created your Wikimedia Phabricator account with the email address(es) you have used in Bugzilla, we recommend you to do it now.
>
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help#Creating_your_account
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> After the migration, Bugzilla will still be available for a while in read-only mode at http://old-bugzilla.wikimedia.org.
>
> IMPORTANT: Some Bugzilla data will not be migrated, like votes. If you want to receive notifications about bugs you voted, you will need to subscribe to them manually after the migration. You can find the tickets that you have voted on at https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/page.cgi?id=voting%2Fuser.html
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> Find all the details about the differences at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/versus_Bugzilla#Known_issues
>
> You are invited to the Office Hours dedicated to this migration, in the #wikimedia-office IRC channel on Freenode:
> * Tuesday 18 November 16:00 UTC: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20141118T16
> * Tuesday 18 November 23:00 UTC: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20141118T23
>
> (For more information on using IRC, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_on_IRC )
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> Questions? Just ask at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Phabricator/Help
>
> You are receiving this email because you have been active in Wikimedia Bugzilla recently; this is the second and last reminder we will send in relation to the Bugzilla migration.
>
> Andre Klapper (Wikimedia Bugwrangler)