Off-topic threads appearing in rules & announce.

[Epictetus]

I’ve noticed many off-topic new threads appearing in the “rules and announcements” forum. Playing around, I discovered that if one hits the uppermost “new topic” tab, the default forum for the new thread is always “rules and announcements,” regardless of which fora one is in when the tab is clicked.

However, if one clicks the bottom “new topic” tab (under the “Welcome, so-and-so” box) the default forum is whichever one is in when the tab is clicked.

If one doesn’t check the “category” closely it could be quite easy to put a new thread in “rules and announcements” by accident.