As for future changes, apparently the next version of the forums software will be a major upgrade directed towards.. uh... they said something like taking it towards a development of social networking community or something.
You will notice many major changes, from what I read. If you are interested in finding out more, read here:
vBulletin 3.7 First Look! - vBulletin Community Forum
I don't look forward to it, to be honest. I fear that with all the modifications that we have now, the upgrade is going to be a real pain in the foot.
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