Maybe vBulletin 5 will get with the program on that. XenForo did.
Exactly. Should you spend $185 now and potentially another $100-200 this fall? For some, $185 is a significant investment in a forum that may or may not be successful. If vBulletin had not been available as a leased license, it would have been harder to justify the changeover.
Many successful forum communities have started with phpBB3 or SMF and successfully migrated to vBulletin. Those folks who end up not resetting their passwords -- were they really that active or invested in the forum? Also, it sounds silly, but by having a transition to new software, you give the impression that you are taking the forum more seriously and interested in its growing success. A forum that never changes style or appearance over several years starts to get stale.
Exactly. Should you spend $185 now and potentially another $100-200 this fall? For some, $185 is a significant investment in a forum that may or may not be successful. If vBulletin had not been available as a leased license, it would have been harder to justify the changeover.
Many successful forum communities have started with phpBB3 or SMF and successfully migrated to vBulletin. Those folks who end up not resetting their passwords -- were they really that active or invested in the forum? Also, it sounds silly, but by having a transition to new software, you give the impression that you are taking the forum more seriously and interested in its growing success. A forum that never changes style or appearance over several years starts to get stale.
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