>>I have since found in the Forums setup that if I check the Expand box, I get the exact behavior I want. Each forum node is expanded but the message child nodes are not. Although it would be nice to not expand ALL when a collapsed forum node is expanded. Just expand the category nodes to display the thread beneath each category.
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>Ok, I'll see about it.

Well don't go messin with them also expanding in full by clicking the top one. If you make a change, make it an OPTION so I can keep what I have now.