[WetWired]

Hmm, well, it's style dependant. If it looks like that, technically, it did do what you were asking .

This is based off of 3.5.4, but should still be right..
in forumhome_forumbit_level2_post:
find

	<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

to the end of the tag, add (before the closing >):

<if condition="$forum['statusicon']=='link'"> colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">5<else />4</if>"</if>

find

	<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>

above it, add

<if condition="$forum['statusicon']!='link'">

find

</tr>
$childforumbits

above it,add

</if>