Forums :Which and Why?

[Pavan Dave]

To most teams, the forums are a great tool for communicating between teachers, engineers, parents, and the rest of the community. But the question lies in user friendliness for guests, registered members, and administrators whether it be the Portal such as the home page of ChiefDelphi, or even the User and Admin Control Panels.

This discussion lies in what you think the best type of boards are and explanations and suggestions on the key features and advantages of the boards and what makes them so great. The three boards I have intensively looked at over the past few weeks are Invision (Power and Free), vBulletin, and phpBB.

What I would like to do is for people to give their input and create a discussion about the boards to hear the pros and cons. Although you may do all the research you can, many times some of the most vital information comes not from websites and web pages, but from people with firsthand experience.

Discuss.