like have it like this
image here Forum Contains New Posts image here Forum Contains No New Posts image here Forum is Closed for Posting in a table, idk if anyone remembers seeing this template mod for the older versions, but yea
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" align="center" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts] </td>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont"> $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts] </td>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
^^I just did that, that works for me, if you wanna make yours horizontal, go here to view what it looks like=
http://www.hustlebox.biz/board/index.php