? forum-allow-required.patch
Index: modules/forum/forum.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/forum/forum.module,v
retrieving revision 1.448.2.4
diff -u -p -r1.448.2.4 forum.module
--- modules/forum/forum.module	25 Apr 2008 20:39:54 -0000	1.448.2.4
+++ modules/forum/forum.module	20 Aug 2008 20:14:09 -0000
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ function forum_form_alter(&$form, $form_
       );
       $form['content_types']['nodes']['#required'] = TRUE;
       $form['hierarchy'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => 1);
-      $form['settings']['required'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => FALSE);
       $form['settings']['relations'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => FALSE);
       $form['settings']['tags'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => FALSE);
       $form['settings']['multiple'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => FALSE);
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ function forum_form_alter(&$form, $form_
     // Hide multiple parents select from forum terms.
     elseif ($form_id == 'taxonomy_form_term') {
       $form['advanced']['parent']['#access'] = FALSE;
-    }    
+    }
   }
   if ($form_id == 'forum_node_form') {
     // Make the vocabulary required for 'real' forum-nodes.