When the system was installed...the news/feature/column stories (forums 22,23,24) all had special formatting (I didn't do the install, but my installer flamed out mid-install, and I'm trying to pick up the pieces) and their own template. It stopped working suddenly and I haven't been able to figure out why.
For whatever reason, although I can't even guess if the template works or makes sense ("Dammit, Jim, I'm an Editor, not a coder.") (I call it adv_portal_news) I can't get it to not default to standard posting format. I'm sure I'm overlooking something dumb...but getting dropped in the middle of this and figuring it out as a go, I haven't a clue.
Here is the whole, icky mess.
<!-- post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">$spacer_open<if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"></if></if>
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='22'">
<table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#0b4000" style="border: 1px solid #000033" style="font-family: tahoma;">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<!-- Attachment -->
<table summary="" align="right" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
$post[imageattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
$post[otherattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- END Attachment -->
<!-- Section Title -->
<table cellpadding="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" bgcolor="0b4000" style="border: outset #000000 0px;">
<tr><td style="background-color: #0b4000; text-align: left; font-size: 18pt; font-family: tahoma; color: #ffffff;"><if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if></td><td width="100%" style="background-color: #001CA7; text-align: left; font-size: 18pt; font-family: tahoma; color: #ffffff;">
<!-- Article Title -->
<font style="font-size: 24pt;"><b>$post[title]</b></font>
<!-- END Article Title -->
</td>
</tr></table>
<!-- END Section Title -->
<font style="font-size: 10px" color="#5e5e5e" face="tahoma"><b>By</b> <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><b>$post[musername]</b></a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 12px" color="#000000" face="tahoma">$post[message]</div>
<br /></font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><div align="left" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a></font></if></div></td></tr></table>
<div style="padding: 4px 4px 4px 4px;"></div>
<table cellpadding="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" bgcolor="#ff4400" style="border: outset #000000 0px;">
<tr><td style="background-color: #ff4400; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;"><img src="http://www.nymfans.com/forums/modules/icon23.gif"></td><td width="100%" style="background-color: #ff4400; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>COMMENTS</b></font></td></tr></table>
<else />
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='23'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#f1f1f1" style="border: 1px solid #DBDBDB" style="font-family: tahoma;">
<tr><td bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><div align="left" style="font-size: 7pt"><font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br></td></tr><tr><td>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if></td>
</tr>
</table><div style="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div><else /><if condition="$post[postid] == $thread[firstpostid]
AND $forum['forumid']=='2222213'">
<table summary="" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><!-- attachments --><if condition="$show['attachments']"><table align="left" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
$post[imageattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
$post[otherattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</if>
</td></tr></table></if> <!-- / attachments -->
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if> <font style="font-size: 14px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 10px" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 12px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a></font></if></div>
</b><br /></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%"><tr><td><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma"><b>comments</b><hr size="1" color="#FF8439"></font></td></tr></table>
<else />
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='2222213'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#e5e5e5">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if>
</if></div></td>
</tr>
</table><br /><else />
<if condition="$post[postid] == $thread[firstpostid]
AND $forum['forumid']=='121336'">
<table summary="" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><!-- attachments --><if condition="$show['attachments']"><table align="left" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
$post[imageattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
$post[otherattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</if>
</td></tr></table></if> <!-- / attachments -->
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if> <font style="font-size: 14px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 10px" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 12px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a></font></if></div>
</b><br /></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%"><tr><td><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma"><b>comments</b><hr size="1" color="#FF8439"></font></td></tr></table>
<else />
<if condition="$post[postid] == $thread[firstpostid]
AND $forum['forumid']=='121347'">
<table summary="" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><!-- attachments --><if condition="$show['attachments']"><table align="left" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
$post[imageattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
$post[otherattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</if>
</td></tr></table></if> <!-- / attachments -->
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if> <font style="font-size: 14px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 10px" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 12px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a></font></if></div>
</b><br /></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%"><tr><td><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma"><b>comments</b><hr size="1" color="#FF8439"></font></td></tr></table>
<else />
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='1712342134'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#e5e5e5">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if>
</if></div></td>
</tr>
</table><br /><else /><if condition="$forum['forumid']=='112341'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#e5e5e5">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="arial narrow">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if>
</if></div></td>
</tr>
</table><br /><else />
<if condition="$post[postid] == $thread[firstpostid]
AND $forum['forumid']=='23'">
<table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#f1f1f1" style="border: 1px solid #DBDBDB" style="font-family: tahoma;">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<!-- Attachment -->
<table summary="" align="left" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
$post[imageattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
$post[otherattachments]
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- END Attachment -->
<!-- Section Title -->
<table cellpadding="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" bgcolor="#001CA7" style="border: outset #000000 0px;">
<tr><td style="background-color: #001CA7; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;"><if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if></td><td width="100%" style="background-color: #001CA7; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;">
<!-- Article Title -->
<font style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>$post[title]</b></font>
<!-- END Article Title -->
</td>
</tr></table>
<!-- END Section Title -->
<font style="font-size: 10px" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 12px" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div>
</b><br /></font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a></font></if></div></td></tr></table>
<div style="padding: 4px 4px 4px 4px;"></div>
<table cellpadding="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" bgcolor="#ff4400" style="border: outset #000000 0px;">
<tr><td style="background-color: #ff4400; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;"><img src="http://www.nymfans.com/forums/modules/icon23.gif"></td><td width="100%" style="background-color: #ff4400; text-align: left; font-size: 8pt; font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode; color: #ffffff;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>COMMENTS</b></font></td></tr></table>
<else />
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='23'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#f1f1f1" style="border: 1px solid #DBDBDB" style="font-family: tahoma;">
<tr><td bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><div align="left" style="font-size: 7pt"><font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br></td></tr><tr><td>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a></if> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if></td>
</tr>
</table><div style="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div><else />
<if condition="$forum['forumid']=='16'"><table summary="" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" bgcolor="#e5e5e5">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#010E74" face="Tahoma">
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma"><b>$post[title]</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 7pt" color="#5e5e5e" face="Tahoma">by <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a> on $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> - $post[posttime]</if><br><br>
<font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000" face="Tahoma">$post[message]</div><div align="right"></font>
</div></b><div align="right" style="font-size: 7pt"><if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]">Edit this post</a> | <if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]">Quote post</a>
</if>
</if></div></td>
</tr>
</table><br /><else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<if condition="$show['announcement']">
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" colspan="2">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" />
<phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase>
</td>
<else />
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" $scrolltothis>
<!-- status icon and date -->
<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>
$post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<!-- / status icon and date -->
</td>
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" align="$stylevar[right]">
<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
</td>
</if>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt2" width="175">
<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
<else />
$post[musername]
</if>
</div>
<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div class="smallfont">
<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$avatarurl" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</if>
<div class="smallfont">
<br />
<if condition="$post['joindate']"><table cellpadding="2" background="http://www.nymfans.com/gridbg.gif" width="100%" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid #5e5e5e;"><tr><td><div><font size="1"><b>$vbphrase[join_date]:</b> $post[joindate]</div></font></td></tr></table>
<div style="padding:2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div></if>
<if condition="$post['field2']"><table cellpadding="2" background="http://www.nymfans.com/gridbg.gif" width="100%" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid #5e5e5e;"><tr><td><div><font size="1"><b>$vbphrase[location_perm]:</b> $post[field2]</div></font></td></tr></table>
<div style="padding:2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div></if>
<if condition="$post['age']"><table cellpadding="2" background="http://www.nymfans.com/gridbg.gif" width="100%" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid #5e5e5e;"><tr><td><div><font size="1"><b>$vbphrase[age]:</b> $post[age]</font></div></td></tr></table>
<div style="padding:2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div></if>
<table cellpadding="2" width="100%" background="http://www.nymfans.com/gridbg.gif" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid #5e5e5e;"><tr><td><div><font size="1"><b>$vbphrase[posts]:</B> $post[posts]</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE>
<div style="padding:2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div>
<table cellpadding="2" background="http://www.nymfans.com/gridbg.gif" width="100%" cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid #5e5e5e;"><tr><td><div><font size="1"><b>Status:</B> $post[onlinestatus]</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE>
<if condition="$show['reputation']"><div><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower]</if>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>
$post[iplogged]
<div style="padding:2px 2px 2px 2px;"></div>
<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon]</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="alt1">
<if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']">
<!-- icon and title -->
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if>
<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>
</div>
<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<!-- / icon and title -->
</if>
<!-- message -->
<div>$post[message]</div>
<!-- / message -->
<if condition="$show['attachments']">
<!-- attachments -->
<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[imageattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>
<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>
<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[otherattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>
</div>
<!-- / attachments -->
</if>
<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
__________________<br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['postedited']">
<!-- edit note -->
<div class="smallfont"> <hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<em>
<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]</if>
</em>
</div>
<!-- / edit note -->
</if>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
<if condition="$show['reputationlink']"><a href="#" onclick="return reputation($post[postid])"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif" border="0" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><font size="1"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]">Report this post</a></if></font>
</td>
<td class="alt1" align="$stylevar[right]">
<!-- controls -->
<if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
<a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$SHOWQUICKREPLY AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" onclick="return qr($post[postid]);"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<!-- / controls -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]userid=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&userid=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['homepage']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&userid=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$post['userid']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&userlist=buddy&u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
</table></if></if></if></if></if></if></if></if></if></if></if>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']"><if condition="!$post['islastshown']"></div></if>$spacer_close</if>
<!-- / post #$post[postid] -->
</if>
Basically, what I want the template to do, is take the posts in forums 22,23,24 and give them a large headline, a byline and a date (and maybe put the body copy in a different font, so it look different from the posts), plus any photos attached. No Avatar, no number of posts, nothing ? like an ESPN.com story, for lack of a better example.
Just giving this template another read, it seems overly complicated for what I'm looking for. Suggestions? Ideas?
Mike