# Importers for large forums

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/importers-for-large-forums/61681
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [April 26, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importers-for-large-forums/61681 "2017-04-26T23:42:37Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importers-for-large-forums/61681/2 "2017-04-27T01:42:31Z")

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This is very cool!

But that’s not important now.

> [@zogstrip](#):
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> user passwords & salts (so they can re-use the same password)

When did that become official? Last I knew:

> [@Handling user passwords when importing from another forum software?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-user-passwords-when-importing-from-another-forum-software/29324/2):
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> I think the importers that @michaeld wrote have this feature. We do not do it in ours.

And especially since [password rules are 💩](https://blog.codinghorror.com/password-rules-are-bullshit/), I’m surprised that importing a database full of likely crappy passwords is supported now.

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