Sorry everyone, bit late for the breakfast as I've been busy twiddling and taking everyone's comments on board.
Thanks for the feedback and support - and yes, it was a change to enable the future expansion of CC.
The previous forum software was at the end of its life and no longer being developed (
and soon to be no longer supported by the developer).
I looked at the latest version of vBulletin but it's a mess - bugs galore and still not stable after 9 months of work (there's a whole other story behind it all, but I won't bore you with the details).
Suffice to say, IPBoard was the best alternative and I'm sure it'll keep us in good stead for years to come.
I still have a mountain of work to do and a lot of the things you've been used to should make a welcome return - you'll just have to give me a bit of time to attack each thing on the to-do list (
which now has more sheets to it that the stuff that puppy pulls around in the telly ads !!!!) ...
I'll also put a lighter skin in place too as I understand the new one sticks out like a sore thumb (
not necessarily a good thing at work ... 
).
Keep telling me about things you like or don't like as all the feedback helps to shape CC into a place you all want to keep coming to.
Oh, and can you make it a Full English please ... with a large mug of coffee and extra toast ... thanks.
Cheers,
Shaun
