hi Neg,
I'll admit when it comes to major forum upgrades where the original forum is laden with modifications to the point where it is virtually a unique entity I don't know the problems associated with downloading a copy of the forum/datadase while leaving the original up while you work on the copy...and then upload the new version in it's place.
Still...I am offering honest criticisms...suggestions to help the site...or so I believe...I could just be sitting back laughing my a## off at how ugly it looks...but I'm not...I am trying to help in the limited way I can.
Eg ;)