Love this new forum. I understand it's using the open source vanilla software. Love some of the new features. My favourites are:
1. The ability to "whisper". I.e Send a private message to someone that only they can see when the login. No more forum inboxes. I hated those. What's the point of having a separate inbox on a forum when we all have email inboxes.
2. The cool Ajax effects that make sending and seeing content appear "magically" without page loads. My internet connection is often not too fast when I'm travelling and this saves on a lot of bandwidth.
3. The simplicity of it all. Take a few minutes to get orietated - but once you do - you see the elegance in it.