I should not be restricted in the forums I post in just because I don't want to subscribe to them and see all their messages. I should be able to post in whatever forum then I can read in the "Get all the replies to your messages" area if anyone responds to me.

That said...

What is the easiest way to branch projects in Vault? We have a couple projects, but in our production version we tend to step on each other's toes and I'm basically tired of having to reconcile stuff all the time. How does branching really work - not looking for the SourceGear explanation really, just the layman's version.