Hey all... I wanted to discuss this with you all before I made a decision.. so tell me what you think.
There is a new version of vBulletin out.. 3.0.0 - I wanted to get some ideas about what you all think of an upgrade.
To see an example of vb3..
http://www.mattschat.com
vb3 has a ton of new features and a slightly different look, but with my limited experience with it, new custom features may come a little slow. There is a good possibility that we may lose the journals all together because the code structure and database structure are almost completely different. In fact, I don't think there is much hope for them if we do upgrade - My free time is booked so I'd need to fuck around with the code for like a month.
If we do want the upgrade, we could do it one of 2 ways. One way would be to import the current database into the new forum. I'd need to take the site down for a day or two to do this, but we'd keep most of what we have all ready.
The other option would be to just start over, much like we did a year ago under forced circumstances. There is something to be said about starting over with a fresh face. Everyone re-registers. 0 posts. Donors would get the short end of this stick, as their custom status would vanish. I could have the site up in less than an hour.
Of course.. if you all feel comfortable with this version and this layout... we will stay put. There is something to be said about a safe, secure and problem-free setup.
So, I'll leave it up to you all. Change or no change.