the ubb.skin hasn't been tested on 6.1.1 yet. I need to go over it and update some things. I have found tho that using the posting pages that are updated for 6.1.1 (like we use here) go a long ways in easing into the new style
1. the universal reply button replies to the last topic in a thread, fine for flat viewing, can be odd for threaded.
2. brings up the last post
3. the benefit is people know who is being replied to within a thread... with flat forums, that just doesn't happen. Can be very nice in busy threads with people posting quickly. Can also be nice for longer threads where points are being made and you wish to reply to a specific person. I'll admit it took me some getting used to, but I look for it now and miss it when it's not there
4. you can, but then you'd miss out on the benefits
We plan to develop some 'newbie' templates that can be used either in specific forums or the whole site, it requires a mod that justdave has done, but works nicely
