VBulletin Version 3?

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Gramphos
forgot the upload feature

You can't really count that one though.
Considering it doesn't work.

[Agathon]

Some different colour schemes would be good. I hate all the ones on here.

[PLATO]

What "extras" could an upgrade bring that would risk losing (even temporarily) the list Gramphos just posted?

[vmxa1]

That is a lot of great features.

[Gramphos]

forgot the upload feature

[Gramphos]

I don't have time looking for feature lists. However, I did some remembering, trying to figure out what hacks are installed on Poly

• Attachments as files
• Avatars as files
• civgroups (the icon and forum permission part + memberlist action groupmembers)
• Country flags
• Directory User integration
• Dr Spike competion #1
• my threads
• archive in of database tables
• date/time format user option
• forum cache
• quick reply
• quick PM reply
• downlaod PMs
• Who am I a buddy of
• /me vBcode
• my notepad
• adjusted forum pages based on server load (avatars on/off and similar)
• multiple chooise polls
• IRC chat integration
• Today's Registrations: (I think)
• other internal code changes related to ads (go.php)
• some features of which I may not speak

Some of these things are featured in VB 3, but might need conversions from the current system to work correctly.

Conclustion: We will not see VB3 here until Markos has more time.

[PLATO]

Personally, I don't see a problem with the way things work now. Upgrading for just upgradings sake doesn't necessarily make sense. The old adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" would seem to apply.

[Skanky Burns]

Twas the only list I could find. Feel free to search for a more indepth one.

[Gramphos]

Your list only includes majur VB features, all already in VB2

[Skanky Burns]

http://www.vbulletin.com/features/index.html has a list of features available in VB3. Obviously, there is no list as such for Apolyton's hacks.

[Nikolai]

Is there any list available to compare from?

[Skanky Burns]

Although new features need to be weighed against features lost.

[Zopperoni]

Some hacks wouldn't be compatible with this new version either.
As long security isn't compromised, there's no need to upgrade.

[Skanky Burns]

The forum hacks are what are keeping us from upgrading.
It will be a difficult task getting all the hacks installed in the new version of VB3, if only because there are so many of them.

[Gramphos]

As far as I know markos sees no need to update, and also all the forum hacks in place makes it very hard to perform an upgrade to VB3. Eventually it will come, but probably not as long as markos isn't very active.