The feature list is pretty much the same as EasyDiscuss in my opinion but they have an added advantage of a full site control

Unlike EasyDiscuss or any Joomla extensions to be exact, we are only constrained to what we can do within the template and that is the drawback of it

Also, because they have a full site to themselves, they have practically so much control over everything including the javascripts and css! Perhaps we could bring EasyDiscuss to another level in the future

Yes Mark and i believe you are doing all to get the BEST discussion tool

Here's my TOP 6 features :

1. Email Invitations : Trusted users can invite friends via email to join and reply with a single click. Admins can batch invite users by uploading email addresses.

2. Wiki Posts : Mark posts as collaboratively editable by any trusted member of the community.

3. Automatic URL Embedding : URLs to popular websites like Wikipedia and YouTube will include an inline summary. We fully support OpenGraph and oEmbed.

4. Advanced Image Handling : Add images through upload, drag and drop, or copy and paste. Large images automatically thumbnailed and lightboxed.

5. Trust System : As members become trusted regulars over time, they earn abilities to help maintain their community.

6. User metrics : Public user directory that shows read time, posts, likes, and other common metrics. Know who your most avid users are!

Thanks for the input on this