diff --git a/tools/convert_blog_to_forum.py b/tools/convert_blog_to_forum.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python2.4
+
+import os
+import os.path
+import sys
+import cherrypy
+from datetime import datetime
+from controller.Database import Database
+from model.Notebook import Notebook
+from model.Note import Note
+from model.User import User
+from model.Tag import Tag
+
+
+class Blog_converter( object ):
+  """
+  Convert the Luminotes blog to be a forum, with one notebook thread per blog post.
+  """
+  def __init__( self, database, settings, blog_username ):
+    self.database = database
+    self.settings = settings
+    self.blog_username = blog_username
+    self.blog_notebook = self.load_original_blog_notebook()
+
+    self.convert_posts_to_forum_threads()
+    self.delete_original_blog_notebook()
+    self.database.commit()
+
+  def load_original_blog_notebook( self ):
+    anonymous = self.database.select_one( User, User.sql_load_by_username( u"anonymous" ) )
+
+    from controller.Users import Users
+    users = Users(
+      self.database,
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.http_url", u"" ),
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.https_url", u"" ),
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.support_email", u"" ),
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.payment_email", u"" ),
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.rate_plans", [] ),
+      self.settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.download_products", [] ),
+    )
+
+    result = users.current( anonymous.object_id ) 
+    blog_notebooks = [ nb for nb in result[ "notebooks" ] if nb.name == u"Luminotes blog" ]
+
+    return blog_notebooks[ 0 ]
+
+  def convert_posts_to_forum_threads( self ):
+    notes = self.database.select_many( Note, self.blog_notebook.sql_load_recent_notes( start = 0, count = 1000 ) )
+
+    for note in notes:
+      self.convert_post( note )
+
+  def convert_post( self, note ):
+    # create a notebook thread to go in the forum
+    notebook_id = self.database.next_id( Notebook, commit = False )
+    thread_notebook = Notebook.create(
+      notebook_id,
+      note.title,
+    )
+    self.database.save( thread_notebook, commit = False )
+
+    anonymous = self.database.select_one( User, User.sql_load_by_username( u"anonymous" ) )
+
+    # move the given note into the newly created notebook thread
+    note.notebook_id = notebook_id
+    note.startup = True
+    note.rank = 0
+    self.database.save( note, commit = False )
+
+    # load the forum tag
+    forum_tag = self.database.select_one( Tag, Tag.sql_load_by_name( u"forum", user_id = anonymous.object_id ) )
+
+    # load the blog tag, or create one if it doesn't exist
+    blog_tag = self.database.select_one( Tag, Tag.sql_load_by_name( u"blog", user_id = anonymous.object_id ) )
+    if not blog_tag:
+      tag_id = self.database.next_id( Tag, commit = False )
+      blog_tag = Tag.create(
+        tag_id,
+        notebook_id = None, # this tag is not in the namespace of a single notebook
+        user_id = anonymous.object_id,
+        name = u"blog",
+        description = u"web log"
+      )
+      self.database.save( blog_tag, commit = False )
+
+    # associate the forum tag with the previously created notebook thread, and set that
+    # association's value to the forum name
+    self.database.execute(
+      anonymous.sql_save_notebook_tag( notebook_id, forum_tag.object_id, value = u"blog" ),
+      commit = False,
+    )
+
+    # associate the blog tag with the previously created notebook thread
+    self.database.execute(
+      anonymous.sql_save_notebook_tag( notebook_id, blog_tag.object_id ),
+      commit = False,
+    )
+
+    # give the anonymous user access to the new notebook thread
+    self.database.execute(
+      anonymous.sql_save_notebook( notebook_id, read_write = True, owner = False, own_notes_only = True ),
+      commit = False,
+    )
+
+    blog_user = self.database.select_one( User, User.sql_load_by_username( self.blog_username ) )
+
+    self.database.execute(
+      blog_user.sql_save_notebook( notebook_id, read_write = True, owner = True ),
+      commit = False,
+    )
+
+  def delete_original_blog_notebook( self ):
+    self.blog_notebook.deleted = True
+    self.database.save( self.blog_notebook, commit = False )
+
+
+def main( args ):
+  import cherrypy
+  from config import Common
+
+  cherrypy.config.update( Common.settings )
+  desktop = False
+
+  if args and "-d" in args:
+    from config import Development
+    settings = Development.settings
+    args.remove( "-d" )
+  elif args and "-l" in args:
+    from config import Desktop
+    settings = Desktop.settings
+    desktop = True
+    args.remove( "-l" )
+  else:
+    from config import Production
+    settings = Production.settings
+
+  cherrypy.config.update( settings )
+
+  database = Database(
+    host = cherrypy.config.configMap[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.db_host" ),
+    ssl_mode = cherrypy.config.configMap[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.db_ssl_mode" ),
+    data_dir = ".",
+  )
+  ranker = Blog_converter( database, cherrypy.config.configMap, *args )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main( sys.argv[ 1: ] )