[Brad]

But, I feel very safe just backing up my files.. and I find it (for me) better then updating every month or so.
Just look at www.RapMusic.com - they have over 64,000 members, and their still running 2.2.6, I talk with the owner, all he does is back up his SQL, and all his HTML files..


Yes, it is the "smart" decision to update all the time. But for most people it's not the more realistic one..

Then this is really a question of 'sould i upgrade a hacked board?', because it sould be a realistic option for anyone not running hacks, because all you have to do is upload the new files, and in most cases run a script to update the db schema/import new templates.

If you have a hacked board i can understand skiping minor releases without security holes in them, however if you hack you sould understand how to upgrade your board without to much tourble. The current version of kousetsu runs about 20 custom/pre made hacks and i upgrade every version via beyound compare.

Running 2.2.6 now a days is just asking for tourble, it may be true that you back up the DB and files everyday but think of all the tourble you could save yourself if you just took a hour or so to upgrade your hacked board. I only back up once every week and a half because im on 56k. So upgrading saves me time and worry.

A rap music forum running an old version of vB just reinforces the concept that rap is a retarded form of entertainment.

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