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Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

Biggest mistake I made was upgrading to VB5

Lost members I've had for fifteen years and the addon development actually sux. I personally like 5 better the 4, but it became a yawner for its lack of features to the members. Once active boards are virtually dead.

Looks like there will be three licenses for sale cheap in near future.

This illustrates why the key to any major uograde on any site is to ask this question:

"Why do I want to upgrade?"

If the answer is "to get the latest version", then that is the wrong answer.

Any upgrade should involve an evaluation of the features your site needs, and then an investigation into whether those features are present or available as addons in the version you want to upgrade to.

If you just rush in and upgrade then you risk ending up in the situation you find yourself in.

And indeed, the same applies to switching software. If you don't scope it out properly, you'll get bitten. That is not the fault of the software. Sorry to sound harsh but it is a reality.