I fully agree with this approach ... There's no point in trying to convert the system to a template-based one until the main system is stable and includes a lot more of the good user-written hacks than it does now.
In addition to that, as Rick has mentioned in another thread, many of his customers are using hosting companies and our access to Fast Templates, ModPerl, etc. is very restricted. We are basically at the mercy of our hosting companies so keeping the system as undemanding of resources and requirements as possible is going to be a benefit to us.
Perhaps, whilst waiting for the templates to come along, those who want to radically change the look of their forums should just hack the existing scripts as many people currently do.
Simon Wolf,
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