UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 6 V6 Modifications Templates Need a classic Matts WWWBoard skin, because

I am in the process of converting from Webbbs to UBBT.
Most of my changes to the templates have been stripping out features trying to make the look simpler. And to hide things.
The reason for the switch is a performance issue. My forum has become an offline chat room and is very heavily used. (around 200 post/day, serveral hundred lurkers and increasing)
We had to move to a dedicated server due to high utilization. (kicked off a shared server, not unusual for Webbbs sites)
Above 3 thousand posts in the main area 100 posts/day things come to a crashing halt at busy times. My archive area has 50k + posts so that means 50k + files. One search may spike the cpu at 50 % or better. And there is no limit on the number of posts that may be returned so one search may bring the server to it's knees.
This is not a criticism of Webbs it served us well for several years but it has problems above a certain usage level.
Giving my users a "classic" interface would make a conversion easier but I can't postpone a move to work on it, or wait for someone else to do it. It's going to be like herding cats to make the switch. A lot of PR work and "inviting" people to look at it before the switch may help.
My users are artists and for the most part not very computer adept. All they want to do is post and read. The simplier the better. They are resistant to change like many people.
I'm looking forward to a long future with UBBT 6, I think it's just what the doctor ordered.

Greg