Which softwares have you used?

[MRGTB]

I've used and tried most forum and Portal CMS software, you name it and I've probably tried it at some point in the past.

Most recently though. I tried the new version of phpBB 3 RC7. And was very impressed with it. The only thing I didn't like about it was the permission settings (there very long winded and confusing to get to grips with). If they were simplified to work like they did in their previous phpBB2 version. It would be the forum choice for me to use now. It validates to WC3 strict and has some nice new features like listing BOTS as a members group, which can then be controlled via permissions as to what they can view (Good for SEO). While not going overboard in adding loads of other useless features to bloat it.