Why I'm Hesitant to Upgrade to 3.7
 

Not sure if it belongs in this particular thread but I just wanted to see if anybody agreed with me.

I'm rather hesitant to upgrade to 3.7. Just from what i've seen, it seems way to much like a clone to myspace, facebook or other social networking sites. The whole buddy list thing, albums, completely redone profiles is kind of a turn off.

I really like what the basic version of 3.6 offers and would love to stay with it forever if possible. Anybody else feel the same way?

Wow! hold don!
I will hold the upgrade too... but I don't think vB is a Clone of nothing, I mean is the trend on social networking out there, but correct me if I'm wrong, vB is before those networks you mentioned

vB was out that way longer than most of the sites mentioned. I am not sure when MySpace started but they didn't design vBulletin to be a clone of anything.

Isn't cloning the highest form of flattery? And I have to agree that vb went the way of cloning to some extent. But the they all eventually end up doing that or they get stale and stuck. It is called progress.

AND!
is the only script you can acquire and have the same success that its creators :D

Note: No pun intended

Remember that just because it has the feature does not mean you need to use them, surely a weak reason NOT to go to 3.7 I want to move from 3.5 to 3.7 but I need a good stradigy first.

I am loving all the nice new features of 3.7 not sure why others are complaining.

I agree. I'm sure several others have read my posts on this issue before.

vBulletin is no longer a "message board". It's a social network application that just so happens to allow you to create categories and discussions.

Jelsoft is putting too much time and energy into bloating their forum with extremely ridiculous features. They always have been doing that, but I didn't really know any different back then.

: shrug : IMO, running vB seems kind of amature for me anymore. Kind of like when I first started creating websites, I used to use geocities. Something I look back on and laugh now.

There are lots of things to say about 3.7 . Mainly i shared all my opinions within http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269083

But eerything happened couple months ago. The saddest day in vB history is the day IB purchased Jelsoft. Everything after than is effects of that sale including terrible 3.7

No. Not at all.

Well I suppose i'm in the minority then. Don't get me wrong I love vB. Especially version 3.6.8. Just don't know if I'll ever make the jump to 3.7