Which Version?
 

When I checked big-boards.com, I see that they are still using version 3.6.x and still lot of sites insist to use old versions.

So please let me know which version you are using and why still old version?

I use v3.7 because I don't care what a "big board" runs.

Well, I imagine that most sites don't want to be a myspace clone, so 3.7 is just a waste of time and energy to install and maintain.. I still see a handful of 2.x installations, because even 3.x is jam packed with a lot of unneeded features for those looking for exactly what vB is. A forum.

I use version 3.7, because it suits my forum and my members like the features. The reasons though that big boards don't use 3.7 is likely because either:

1. They've modified the board to almost unrecognisable degrees for various features and style stuff, and it'd be a massive undertaking to upgrade, and either they can't be bothered or are slowly upgrading their forums.

2. They want mega simple features and such like.

3. License expired and they're using an owned license? Or maybe they just really don't care about the software because keeping the forum running is enough to worry about.

Very modified board, not worth to upgrade... some are running 3.6.8 wich success, besides 3.7x is just couple of hours newer than 3.6.10 PL3 Revision 10347 Chapter 228 Paragraph 25668 :D

and in 2 months we will have this same poll asking between 3.7x vs 3.8x :p

I say big old boards are still on 3.6
There scared of whats ahead of them :D

big-boards.com is a broken down dinosaur
I'm surprised it isn't running vb 2.x still..lol
I'd say most big boards are running a modified version of 3.5 or 3.6

I'd imagine a lot of big boards will just wait for 4.0 before they consider a big fat upgrade.

But yeah, I'd imagine the main reason is not needing the new 3.7 features and having so many hacks it wouldn't be worth doing.

I only run a small forum and I like to keep up-to-date, so It's 3.7 for me, even if I don't use all the new features :)

I'd prefer the vBulletin 3.7.x version.

Since they announced their goal to start working on 4.0... I will wait by then and re-start my site :)