Originally Posted by Jason Carey
As it is, last posted is always on top and I do not have a way to make sure they fall in order.

This isn't a total solution probably, but might help in your case: What happens if you were to uncheck "Sort Topics by Time of Last Reply ("Dateslip")" in Control Panel » Display Options » Forum Display Options? That should sort topics by creation date at least...

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