[Christy]

Ok, this is the main part i needed

// do light bulb 
if ($bbuserinfo['lastvisitdate']=='Never') { 
$forum['onoff']='on'; 
} else { 
if ($bbuserinfo['lastvisit']<$forum['lastpost']) { 
$forum['onoff']='on'; 
} else { 
$forum['onoff']='off'; 
} 
}

Now wouldnt this be something else like thread instead of forum, since i want to see if the thread has been updated, not the forum

$forum['lastpost'])

Also shoudnt

$bbuserinfo

Have to be recognized as something

Im not a wiz at this, so thanks for going through it with me