Originally Posted by brtecson
as stated before, the admin tools of the vb > admin tools of phpbb.
another reason is customer support. phpbb doesnt have customers, so they dont have cs. for vb, as long as you have a registration # for buying their software, they will walk you thru problems, give better advice, etc.
That's nice and all, but there are other platforms for a community, which is why I asked my question. Fact of the matter is, it's just a personal preference of the admin of the site.