Currently, I've tried IPB, SMF, UBB, MyBB, wowBB, and phpBB. NONE of those completely satisfied me. And now, I am thinking of heading over here to vB.
Since I am fairy young and I do not have the kind of funding some of you have so this would be a fairly important decision for me.
I've heard too many good stories about vB to just ignore it, and so I came and tried out the Admin Demo, and I actually liked it...
. However, that is just a Demo, and I never tried it out with a live forum so I don't really know if it will fit my needs.
So I need a current vB user to tell me:
1). Is skinning the forum easy? / Are there GOOD free skins available? (I'm paying for a $160 license, so I don't want to pay for another $30 skin...)
2). Do we HAVE to backup using Telnet/SSH or can we also use PHPMA?
3). Can you import posts from MyBB to vB?
4). If I have a licensed vBulletin board running at 123.com, can I install another one on abc.com IF I delete the one on 123.com?
5). Do vBulletin hacks really cost money? Some people said that even normal hacks like v3Arcade and vBadvanced cost big bucks...
6). Do ANY of you regret buying vBulletin (the cost the my main concern; any of you think a freeware board can replace vBulletin?)?
I will post more questions as they come up. I am leaning towards a "Yes" right now in purchasing this software, but I'm still not completely sure. Convince me anybody?
Since I am fairy young and I do not have the kind of funding some of you have so this would be a fairly important decision for me.
I've heard too many good stories about vB to just ignore it, and so I came and tried out the Admin Demo, and I actually liked it...

So I need a current vB user to tell me:
1). Is skinning the forum easy? / Are there GOOD free skins available? (I'm paying for a $160 license, so I don't want to pay for another $30 skin...)
2). Do we HAVE to backup using Telnet/SSH or can we also use PHPMA?
3). Can you import posts from MyBB to vB?
4). If I have a licensed vBulletin board running at 123.com, can I install another one on abc.com IF I delete the one on 123.com?
5). Do vBulletin hacks really cost money? Some people said that even normal hacks like v3Arcade and vBadvanced cost big bucks...
6). Do ANY of you regret buying vBulletin (the cost the my main concern; any of you think a freeware board can replace vBulletin?)?
I will post more questions as they come up. I am leaning towards a "Yes" right now in purchasing this software, but I'm still not completely sure. Convince me anybody?
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