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Originally Posted by vijayninel

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From what I deduce from the screenshots, my major concerns are:[/B][*]As it is a completely new software, it will be incompatible with all vb3x and vb4x mods.[*]Much time and money will be required to get the same mods once again.

This really isn't much different than when vB4 came out and many vB3 mods stopped working. There may be some that are still compatible, others won't be.

Originally Posted by vijayninel

[*]New "Activity stream" which replaces New posts/what's new takes up a large amount of space and will show fewer new threads in visible screen. One may have to scroll down long distances/go through many pages to see the new activity.

The activity stream is already in use in vB 4.2. If it's anything like that in vB5, personally I don't see the problem. That doesn't mean I like the activity stream, but it's not an evil either.

Originally Posted by vijayninel

[*]Extensive use of jquery. Higher page loading time.[/LIST]Screenshots :
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I'm not a fan of jquery, but in some cases it's needed. We'll need to wait and see how it's used and how it affects the system.

In my opinion, anything posted here is going to be pure speculation. Nobody has a working copy of vB5 yet to be able to say what is or isn't a concern. Most anything posted will be what was seen between vB3 and vB4 amped up to apply to vB5.