Well GP, This is a VBulletin forum. At the foot of the page are links to the home page where you can find further information on this style of forum. There are several popular styles of forum, some provide free versions, (with ads), and the paid versions usually vary on price and features. Forums are like stereos, lol. You can spend what you want on one, and there's no guarantee it'll turn out better than a cheaper one from a better style. Check out the forum providers home pages, in their support sections you'll fine many users of their product, they'll usually have links to their forums as their signatures or in their forum profile. Check to see how they've set up their forum. Depending on your needs you can get a feel for if that style will fit the bill.