I'll post rather than PM since this information is useful to anyone thinking about whether they could take this on
Short answer:
The site is Simple Machines Forum 1.1.x with the Aeva Media 1.x mod.
If we wanted to retain the content and the new site owner was not a professional web developer with experience writing database conversion scripts, but who
was comfortable installing/configuring forum and/or CMS packages, the process would go something like this:
Step 1 Engage the services of a webhost. Faerydae has tentatively offered to host the site on one of her professional-grade servers, so you could talk with her about this arrangement.
Step 2Install Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.x and install Aeva Media 1.4c on top of that.
Step 3 I would convert the existing database to remove all custom columns and settings to exactly match the configuration of the default SMF + Aeva Media installation. I would then export the database, and the image files, so that you could import them into your new installation.
NOTE: All user passwords would need to be reset and users would need to log in again to change them.
Step 4 (optional)Design a custom theme of your choosing to make the site more ElfQuest-ian. I'm sad to say that I cannot pass the Splotch Design along, as it is linked too closely with the custom spaghetti code.
Functionality that will be lost under default install:- Maturity filter
- 24-hour Upload cap
- "Newest Art" page would no longer filter challenges/contests into a seperate section
- Artist-centric user profile (though this is mostly in the theme, so I might be able to work with the new admin to tweak their theme)
- Calendar archive integration (again, I might be able to help you re-implement this)