In response to the barrage of questions about why we've launched paid accounts:

vBulletin, unlike phpbb, isn't free. Neither is the blog add on we've decided to use. vBulletin by itself runs $180 for the license and one year of support. Beyond that initial year, in order to download the newest version/updates you have to renew your license. The blog addon costs $60.

Why did we opt for a costly forum software instead of sticking with phpbb 3?

Simply...