...what this is all about:
Today is the 1000th day that the YaBB/SMF version of the Forum has been up and running - and on October 7th we marked the 6th year since we started the Forum back on VantageNet.
It was certainly touch and go when we first switched to YaBB SP after VN folded because, as I'm sure many of you can well remember
, I didn't know the first thing about Perl (the computer language that first system was written in) - not to mention that our host kept shutting us down for consuming too much bandwidth.
But the switch to YaBB SE (written in PHP) proved to be a much better system and a much better fit. And the switch to its successor, SMF, is going to bring with it quite a few features that I'm sure you're all going to like.
But, of course, nothing would be possible without all of you and your support (and your continued patience whenever we try to sort out the inevitable bugs
). Thanks for making these first 1000 days of running our own system as enjoyable as they've been. And an even bigger thank you for your continued support of the Forum in all its various incarnations for the past 6 years. We could have never reached these milestones without all of you.