I think we could easily list a ton of stuff IPB has that vB doesn't, and visa-versa. I hate to say it but no forum software is perfect, they all have there flaws, and its really just a matter of choosing which one works better for you. +1 to the search though, its not really the functionality I have a problem with, its the initial interface that I don't like, something more along the lines of what phpbb has going on could look good. Also agree with what you said about the community resources/modifications not being visible/promoted enough as is, there's allot of misconception still that IPB isn't as easy to mod as vBulletin and doesn't have as many resources, it would be good to quash that.