I'm working on a project which attemps to address this issue.
It uses a portable storage format to allow you to move user profiles, threads, and entire communities wholesale, between servers, as well as keeping them synchronized.
To use the town square metaphor, it's like meeting up downtown, but then inviting everyone to relocate to your place. (Except for the rude bigot and the annoying MLM promoter.)
It uses a portable storage format to allow you to move user profiles, threads, and entire communities wholesale, between servers, as well as keeping them synchronized.
To use the town square metaphor, it's like meeting up downtown, but then inviting everyone to relocate to your place. (Except for the rude bigot and the annoying MLM promoter.)