>>In the forums list where we set the sequence of forums, maybe we could also have a column to auto-expand forum Y/N. Default would be Y, and forums would expand as they do today. A setting of N for a forum would mean that the user does not want to have the forum messages list auto-expanded. However, it would then be most useful if expanding the forum 'title' would then expand ALL threads under the forum.
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>We already have a checkbox to auto expand the branches at load time. This would become quite confusing if we go in details with that.

I don't see one... I see "Participation". I guess that also means 'auto-expand'.
You see confusion if, beside "Participation" there is a "Auto-expand"?

The advantage of this, of course, is I can set VFP to auto-expand the the other to NOT do so, so now **I AM BACK IN CONTROL**.

cheers