Personally, I'd much rather be compared to phpBB than SO. PhpBB has a proven track record as one of the most powerful and widely-used forum tools on the web. SO

Personally, I'd much rather be compared to phpBB than SO. PhpBB has a proven track record as one of the most powerful and widely-used forum tools on the web. SO is still young, and could very well peter out. I've always found its ad placement extremely grating.