I think MacMinute is the best MacNews site; it's my homepage and I end up reading it religiously. However, the forums remain a rare visit, and this is because of their horrible look and feel. I think this is also responsible for the lack of community growth, as people have come to expect forums they are used to, UBB provided forums. They look nice, function well, and frankly, I can't stand these forums (aesthetically) by comparison.<br><br>How much more does it cost to go UBB6? It really is sooo much nicer...<br><br>you are not your signature

The look can be changed... these forums have all the features of UBB. I don't know what else you would want. <br><br>------------------<br>-- j o n k n e e --<br>------------------<br>

I tend to agree with jonknee Gametes. Are there specific features you were looking for? You can customize the look of WWWThreads quite a bit...<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Stan

Well, as is so often the case with Mac vs PC arguments, I must analogously point out that "features" per se are not the only concern, but also -- as I was very careful to articulate -- the "look and feel" of the UI. This system has all the features I use and more: private messaging, customizations, post icons, etc; it is not, however, up to par in the aesthetic department.<br>UBB has better layout: the icons for services, the colors, the text, the organization, the lack of gaps between posts...everything. Shoud I do a screenshot? I don't think that's necessary;surely you're arguing that WWWThreads is up to par feature-wise with UBB, not beauty-wise. That latter would be a ludicrous suggestion.<br><br>I mean, I have no binding interest, and I have no knowledge as to the costs of the differing systems. However, if they have the same features, UBB is a pleasure to use, for me, and this is not pleasurable. Ergo, MacNN.<br>It's up to you...<br><br>you are not your signature

"Don't fix it if it's not broken"<br><br>I'me fine with how the forum is now! I can read the text, and that is what really counts. If anyone needs new forum software, it's ResExcellence!!!<br><br>[color:red]-- John Bailey</font color=red> ( [color:red]Bdog</font color=red> )<br><br>[color:blue]Email Me!</font color=blue> [email] [color:green]bdog_111@yahoo.com</font color=green> [/email]

Personally I love this forums..look and feel is very nice. Please don't switch, Stan..I know you probably won't.<br><br>Didn't MacNN switch to UBB6? Didn't they get TONS of complaints of it and then made heavy duty hacks to it in order to get it to feel/look/act like UBB5 or whatever? Doesn't MacNN (or their admins) recommend AGAINST getting UBB6? (Just ask or look through their forums..I'm sure it's there)<br><br>

I agree with Addict. The current format suits me just fine.<br><br>Bondi "B" Maxed out

I concur - the present format is great !<br><br>

I don't know if you know anything about cgi and perl in general... it isn't hard to change the buttons... The looks of everything is else is very similar... take a look: http://ubbforums.infopop.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi<br><br>You must work for UBB or something because you are very bias. I have nothing against it but wwwthreads is working. UBB is $49.95 more than WWWThreads ($249.95). I don't think it is worth it. Personally I would use Ikonboard (free) and is just as good as both of these scripts...<br><br>------------------<br>-- j o n k n e e --<br>------------------<br>

Gametes is a moderator over @ macnn!!!!! No wonder he is biasÉÉÉ<br><br>[color:red]-- John Bailey</font color=red> ( [color:red]Bdog</font color=red> )<br><br>[color:blue]Email Me!</font color=blue> [email] [color:green]bdog_111@yahoo.com</font color=green> [/email]