what is up with aquarium forums and vbulletin 5?

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

But that's what I'm saying. Intention and implication aren't always in tune. If I'm getting that vibe, just imagine what the owner/potential owner of a vB5 board is thinking.

Again, there's nothing wrong with telling people not to buy the version. No one's saying don't share your opinion, or express your concerns. All I'm saying is, once that's done, every thread that even broaches the subject doesn't have to be derailed into an in depth discussion as to why it's so bad, and it doesn't have to be the requisite battle round of supporters v. haters. Not just because it gets tiresome, but because it's probably off-putting to new visitors. The best threads in this forum have, and always will be, the one's where we help people make up their own minds. Even if we think they're wrong.

No one is telling anyone not to buy it, as they have to, simply stating not to run it from the get go, or upgrade a live site to it.

Yes it should be discussed on how bad it is, so the person can make a informed derision to run it, not just run it because IB says it's the leading software.