PraedSt, you have some interesting ideas.

I doubt you'll convince many that combining UT/BA stuff is in most people's best interests, and certainly not Phil's or Fraser's, as they exist to meet separate, and important requirements.

As for the number of "slots," these can be added/merged at will via the control panel (we prawns don't get to see that). Thus, there's really no limit, except for practical reasons to ensure the board doesn't become prolific with a separate section for each and ever thing.

I like the idea of putting oft-repeated topics in a FAQ or Frequently Covered Topics forum, but I was considering just that when I made my recommendations, so as to provide some separation for the sorts of topics which currently reappear on Q&A and OTB all the time.

"Tweaking the software to agregate all the last posts" is a bit beyond what vBulletin is designed to do. One thing it does very well, however, is display the threads in either forward or reverse chronological order, something you can set in your options.

Thank you, all, for your opinions and comments. I hope I've addressed some of the concerns you've raised.