--- viewforum.php.orig	2005-12-29 23:18:21.000000000 -0700
+++ viewforum.php	2006-01-01 23:36:31.000000000 -0700
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@
 		$topic_author .= ( $topic_rowset[$i]['user_id'] != ANONYMOUS ) ? '</a>' : '';
 
 		$first_post_time = create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $topic_rowset[$i]['topic_time'], $board_config['board_timezone']);
+		
+		$authored_date = explode(" ", $first_post_time);
 
 		$last_post_time = create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $topic_rowset[$i]['post_time'], $board_config['board_timezone']);
 
@@ -718,6 +720,7 @@
 			'TOPIC_TYPE' => $topic_type,
 			'VIEWS' => $views,
 			'FIRST_POST_TIME' => $first_post_time, 
+			'AUTHORED_DATE' => $authored_date[1] . ' ' . $authored_date[3],
 			'LAST_POST_TIME' => $last_post_time, 
 			'LAST_POST_AUTHOR' => $last_post_author, 
 			'LAST_POST_IMG' => $last_post_url,