Hey Phil,
I remember a couple of weeks before the forum first re-opened (September 2021) there was a blog post of sorts you posted, which detailed how the original LetsRollForums went down. I sadly didn't make a copy of the post, but I remember that the old webhost (vBulletin) refused to provide you a copy of the database, and generally just other strange behavior. The old forum was also subject to DDoS attacks shortly before it went down, so I think it was targeted, because I've never seen other forums slow down like that.
But do you remember what I'm talking about? Like, your old webhost had a copy of the database but wouldn't give it to you, so you couldn't simply move it to another webhost. You had to start from scratch. That's what I remember. And if so, do you remember any other details from your interactions with them?
Best,
David / Blue_Windows