Dean, while I don't want to set myself up as apologist for the AUGI forums (they're not perfect, I would certainly have organised them differently had I been given the job, and I agree completely with your second point), I suggest you go here to check out what you actually can change, which is quite a lot:
http://forums.augi.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
That's in Quick Links, Edit Options. There's also a Quick Style list in the bottom left that can be used at any time to choose among various styles, including large text versions. One thing I like is that you can easily choose a full-width style, instead of putting up with the vast swathes of wasted screen space that you see here. As for the codes, vB / BBS tags are in common use in forums everywhere and there are buttons in the editor for easily inserting most of them. That includes links, bulleted or numbered lists.
AUGI forums? Adequate, at least. This place? So far short of adequate it's not funny. Really, it's a crock. Surely you're only defending it as a TonyT-baiting exercise, you can't be serious. Can you?
