hmm... it can be done... im just trying to think of something that happens ONLY when the first post is posted in the forum.... if i could figure that out, i could most likely write this hack. no im not all that good with php, but if i get in there and look around i am sure i can get what your wanting! if you could think of anything right off that would help me, please let me know... also if you could refer me to files in which it may be in, that would be great too! i just need to know how to "check" and see if it is the first post in the forum and if it is then display "X-icon". Other Questions follow...

1. Do you want the same icon to be shown whether they choose an icon or not?

2. Do you want this icon to be shown on ALL pages that have a display of threads (i.e. say forum1 has 75 posts and they only display 25 on each page... do you want "X-icon" to appear on every page or just the first one?)

Please answer thes questions to the best of your ability to further help me through this situation!

Thanks,
Tic Tac