Which is your favorite forum software?

[Zenith101]

Vbulletin
Mybb
LiteBulletin
SimpleMachines
Phpbb
Ipb
Punbb
UltraBB
XMB

For those who dont know what the 'b' and 'bb' it usually means bulletin board.

 

[Steve Z]

vBulletin - Very good, attracts people, but bulky imo.
MyBB - Also very good, but for some reason, it turns people away.
LiteBulletin - MyBB with a vB like skin and plugins. Soon will be just MyBB with plugins and a new skin.
SimpleMachines - Very nice, I just think it looks out of date.
phpBB - I don't like it, not one bit.
IPB - 3.0.x is so sexy, and so easy to use.
PunBB - Meh, it's okay, nothing special.
UltraBB - In no way worth 99 bucks.
XMB - See PunBB.

So to answer your question, IPB.

 

[xxzyyzxx]

IPB 3.0.x
Zetaboards
vBulletin

 

[Steve Z]

IPB 3.0.x
Zetaboards
vBulletin

I don't consider Zetaboards a forum software, as they only host it, and will never release it to the public to host for themselves.

 

[Tyler]

Also, if I remember correctly, Zetaboards is an old version of IPB just majorly moded...

 

[Tyler]

Nope, it's just owned by the same company who originally started InvisionFree. ZetaBoards was a completely new software written from the ground up.

Thanks for clearing that up, I forgot. ^^

 

[Steve Z]

And Zetaboards claims that ZB won't be released for download because:
1. Security reasons, they don't want people to know the exploits.
2. Some of it's features use non-standard server software, which in all honesty I doubt, I see nothing to that effect.

 

[pokejungle]

I'll always be a free software supporter, so MyBB for me~

Although phpBB3's default theme still remains sexy to me.

 

[Umbrachu]

My favorite is vbulletin. I'm not completely sure why, but my 3 favorite forums are all vbulletin.