Mark,
While I may have been to-the-point, I was most assuredly not trying to be rude and I apologise if that is how it came off. You will notice that I said Please, and even directed you to the specific forum on vbulletin.com where the answer to your question lies.
Or, there is a hack on vbulletin.org that allows you to Show Subforums in Coumns. Look in the Forum Home Enhancements subforum of the vB3 Category there, as that is the type of modification you are trying to make.
Again, I apologise for hurting your feelings, good luck with your design plan.