This has been an update that needs to happen for a loooong time and I'm finally ready (almost) to pull the trigger.

What?
The forum is going to be migrated from the existing, old-school installation of phpBB to the current iteration of myBB. myBB is forum software that looks and feels very similar to phpBB, but provides a more modern take on administration and moderation while allowing for some new user-facing features that we currently don't have.

Why?
I'm sick of hearing students bitch that they can't get access or that the MM forums don't support X thing that other forums do. It's a pain in the butt to add new features to phpBB, whereas myBB both gives you more to start with, and adopts a WordPress-esque "plugin" functionality that doesn't require a ton of coding work by comparison.

Why Not <vBulletin> or <other software>?
Because vBulletin costs a lot of money - $250 at minimum. Some other options I explored either didn't provide all of the features we currently have, looked even worse from an administration standpoint, or were "free" but charged a monthly subscription fee. myBB was the best option I could find for $Free.99 that was feature-rich and actively developed.

When?
I'm hoping to finalize the layout/CSS shortly. From there, I'll need to shut this existing forum down for about half a day while the database is backed up, migrated, and everything on myBB is finalized. I may do it next week after work, or one day next weekend.

Questions
Ask away. I wanted to get a solid base before I made this post, but things are by no means final, so ask questions and I'll do my best to answer quickly.