Pros and Cons for phpbb and smf forums

A lot of people are saying phpbb. Why is that the better option?
Answer #1
SMF:
pros:
– the installation/uninstallation of additional mods is done through an automatic package manager
– supports multiple languages at once
– option to display the query count per page
– full or partial word censoring
– cookie and session based authentication
– spell checker
cons:
– does not support custom BBCode buttons
– no custom profile fields
– no user rating
– no search flood control
– no customizable private message filters
phpBB:
pros:
– has a lot of free mods/plugins/templates
– supports MySQL, MSSQL and PostgreSQL database engines
– search flood control
– password protected forums
– sorting of posts
– private message filters which can be customized
cons:
– no automatic mod installer
– the installation of some of the additional mods may require more advanced programming skills
– no HTML in posts
– no user rating
– no RSS
Answer #2
used them all, installed them all (across the years).
my personal fave, by far, of all the many forum scripts, has always been SMF.
Answer #3
strawberries replied: used them all, installed them all (across the years).
my personal fave, by far, of all the many forum scripts, has always been SMF.
where is a good website that will provide all the best and top scripts?