New Thread -> Form

[KGodel]

Hey all. I have a forum on my message boards (several actually) where there is no-posting allowed, instead the user must submit a form which includes all the information for whatever format we use and then that posts the thread. I was wondering if there was an easy way to change the "NEW THREAD" button/link in these forums to direct to the form instead? Would I have to do a template edit to check for the forum we were in and display an alternate button? If so, how would I pass the forum we're in to the template? My guess is that there is already this variable available, I am just clueless. If there is an easier way let me know! Thanks guys.