Version 3.0 was initially released on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The official announcement of the new release was on June 25, 2009. This version is the next major release milestone of the Forum Software. It includes many promised features such as a new overall design and optimization of the software, a reputation type feature where users can rate individual posts, the PM (Personal Message) system becoming a conversation styled feature (as Google has done with Gmail), friendly URLs, and many more enhancements.