i kind of went randomly into vbulletin, just choosing it for the php factor. at that moment in time there was no w3t for php. so i went with vbulletin. vbulletin was quit nice because they had templates, but the templates were built into mysql. at the time vb didn't have private messaging, or any other user customizable features that w3t has had for a very long time. as a user i like w3t more, it has many more options for the user to decide what looks best as a board. example, if the fonts are too small, just go into your preferences and choose a style sheet with larger fonts. w3t gives more options as to threaded/flat modes or expanded/collapsed threads. giving the users features to look at the board as they please.
if you like the looks of vb, with some work you can get w3t to look just like it.
if you are going to have an article based site, you could almost use w3t as the framework for it. w3t is just a message board, but with a little work it can be so much more. mainly i would choose w3t over vb cause vb doesn't have scream.
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