diff --git a/boards/migrations/0036_thread_status.py b/boards/migrations/0036_thread_status.py
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+++ b/boards/migrations/0036_thread_status.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    def bumpable_and_opening_to_status(apps, schema_editor):
+        Thread = apps.get_model('boards', 'Thread')
+        for thread in Thread.objects.all():
+            if thread.archived:
+                thread.status = 'archived'
+            elif not thread.bumpable:
+                thread.status = 'bumplimit'
+            else:
+                thread.status = 'active'
+            thread.save(update_fields=['status'])
+
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('boards', '0035_auto_20151021_1346'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='thread',
+            name='status',
+            field=models.CharField(default='active', max_length=50),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(bumpable_and_opening_to_status),
+    ]
diff --git a/boards/migrations/0037_auto_20151122_2155.py b/boards/migrations/0037_auto_20151122_2155.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/migrations/0037_auto_20151122_2155.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('boards', '0036_thread_status'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='thread',
+            name='archived',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='thread',
+            name='bumpable',
+        ),
+    ]