because of the number of spam-bots now hitting these forums, I've chosen to upgrade the forums as this newer version does a better job at keeping the bots away.
To cut down on the re-skinning work (to make it match the eGigs colour scheme) I've used the efestivals skin initially, which I'll be working thru in the next few hours (or perhaps days), so at the moment it's not looking as pretty as it might.
Apologies in the meantime - I'll get it sorted as quickly as I can.