[Adrian Schneider]

Kind of unrelated code, but OK....

I don't have time to look at the specific permissions in the code, so I'll just use usergroups 5/6/7 (default staff groups).

UNTESTED...
In the 'Support Forum - Notices' plugin I supplied, add this to the bottom:

PHP Code:

if (
    !is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7) and
    in_array($thread['forumid'], $checkForums and
    $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != $thread['postuserid']
)
{
    print_no_permission();
}