I've just reopened my forum after a long time. Something odd is that none of the new threads show that they have been read, and I know that they have been.
Speaking of topics being read. Anyway you can make the active topics last longer? When I got to my forum and read my pm's, by the time I've answered them all the active topics are gone. Is there away I can help this or anything you can do on your end?
They should still be there. You could always open up the active topics page in a new browser window and respond to your pm's in another browser window.
on a similar note is it possible to stop the changing icon indicating a new post in a topic or forum from changing in reference to your own posts? ie doesnt show new post when your the one that posted it.
They are all new posts whether they are posted by you or another person. On the active topics page it clearly states the author of the post, can't you just ignore your own? What if there are replies to the thread ?