For those who have been long-time readers of WNT, we have been through two iterations already: our original site used the Xoops content management system and v2.0 was, of course, our move to the Joomla! CMS. Now, with the release of Joomla! 1.5.1, we are well on our way to WNT v3.0.
What this means to the members of the WNT community is a better site with new features that are more integrated into WNT. The fact is that several things we tried here were not entirely successful, from a technical standpoint. They clashed with other site functionalities and actually damaged some of them beyond any repair. Also, a hastily-released Joomla! security release, which had some undocumented changes in the way Joomla! handles user registrations and passwords, broke Community Builder, a functionality that we consider most important to the overall WNT philosophy and how we realize it through this site.
So, it's time to change.
Don't look for the movement to the new site to take overnight. We do have a Joomla! 1.5 system up, running and developing nicely. We find ourselves at the mercy of the authors of several critical building blocks that are "must-have" for WNT v3.0. When they have these building blocks running, stable and released, we will be installing them and building the new site out further. We will also be re-imagining the look of the site, to best utilize the new look and give the reader a better experience.
All in all, look for WNT v3.0 to be a better and richer experience for all concerned.
Good things take time. They are on the way.