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In your FORUMHOME template

Find:

 </table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

ABOVE it add:

 <!-- This Week's Hot Topics -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_hottopics')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_hottopics" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_hottopics].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[hottopics]</strong><span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_hottopics" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_hottopics]">
$hottopics
</tbody>
<!-- end This Week's Hot Topics -->

Make a new phrase:

Phrase Type: GLOBAL
Product: Hot Topics on Forum Home
Varname: hottopics
Text: This Week's Hot Topics

Done!
Enjoy!