>I am not PUTM, and when i went to set it, it told me i had to be PUTM to set these settings.

Yes, this one is for PUTM. However, the request to have that setting per forum will be applicable in the next hour. That will be in the Forums form. So, you'll have it.

>Well unfortunately in the old mode, i never looked for the thread or even knew about it. The virtual mode will help me now, so maybe i won't miss again.

Well, that's one additional issue about that mode. There were about a dozen but for that one it will help members to better and faster locate other forum threads to participate in.