10 files changed, 52 insertions, 429 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/feed.php b/phpBB/feed.php
index 7af422629d..1a09e4da23 100644
--- a/phpBB/feed.php
+++ b/phpBB/feed.php
@@ -775,9 +775,6 @@ class phpbb_feed_overall extends phpbb_feed_post_base
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Add global forum id
-		$forum_ids[] = 0;
-
 		// m_approve forums
 		$fid_m_approve = $this->get_moderator_approve_forums();
 		$sql_m_approve = (!empty($fid_m_approve)) ? 'OR ' . $db->sql_in_set('forum_id', $fid_m_approve) : '';
@@ -915,12 +912,11 @@ class phpbb_feed_forum extends phpbb_feed_post_base
 		global $auth, $db;
 
 		$m_approve = ($auth->acl_get('m_approve', $this->forum_id)) ? true : false;
-		$forum_ids = array(0, $this->forum_id);
 
 		// Determine topics with recent activity
 		$sql = 'SELECT topic_id, topic_last_post_time
 			FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
-			WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('forum_id', $forum_ids) . '
+			WHERE forum_id = ' . $this->forum_id . '
 				AND topic_moved_id = 0
 				' . ((!$m_approve) ? 'AND topic_approved = 1' : '') . '
 			ORDER BY topic_last_post_time DESC';
@@ -1009,96 +1005,37 @@ class phpbb_feed_topic extends phpbb_feed_post_base
 			trigger_error('NO_TOPIC');
 		}
 
-		if ($this->topic_data['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL)
-		{
-			// We need to find at least one postable forum where feeds are enabled,
-			// that the user can read and maybe also has approve permissions.
-			$in_fid_ary = $this->get_readable_forums();
-
-			if (empty($in_fid_ary))
-			{
-				// User cannot read any forums
-				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-			}
-
-			if (!$this->topic_data['topic_approved'])
-			{
-				// Also require m_approve
-				$in_fid_ary = array_intersect($in_fid_ary, $this->get_moderator_approve_forums());
-
-				if (empty($in_fid_ary))
-				{
-					trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-				}
-			}
-
-			// Diff excluded forums
-			$in_fid_ary = array_diff($in_fid_ary, $this->get_excluded_forums());
-
-			if (empty($in_fid_ary))
-			{
-				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-			}
-
-			// Also exclude passworded forums
-			$in_fid_ary = array_diff($in_fid_ary, $this->get_passworded_forums());
-
-			if (empty($in_fid_ary))
-			{
-				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-			}
-
-			$sql = 'SELECT forum_id, left_id
-				FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
-				WHERE forum_type = ' . FORUM_POST . '
-					AND ' . $db->sql_in_set('forum_id', $in_fid_ary) . '
-				ORDER BY left_id ASC';
-			$result = $db->sql_query_limit($sql, 1);
-			$this->forum_data = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-			if (empty($this->forum_data))
-			{
-				// No forum found.
-				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-			}
+		$this->forum_id = (int) $this->topic_data['forum_id'];
 
-			unset($in_fid_ary);
+		// Make sure topic is either approved or user authed
+		if (!$this->topic_data['topic_approved'] && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $this->forum_id))
+		{
+			trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
 		}
-		else
+
+		// Make sure forum is not excluded from feed
+		if (phpbb_optionget(FORUM_OPTION_FEED_EXCLUDE, $this->topic_data['forum_options']))
 		{
-			$this->forum_id = (int) $this->topic_data['forum_id'];
+			trigger_error('NO_FEED');
+		}
 
-			// Make sure topic is either approved or user authed
-			if (!$this->topic_data['topic_approved'] && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $this->forum_id))
-			{
-				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-			}
+		// Make sure we can read this forum
+		if (!$auth->acl_get('f_read', $this->forum_id))
+		{
+			trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
+		}
 
-			// Make sure forum is not excluded from feed
-			if (phpbb_optionget(FORUM_OPTION_FEED_EXCLUDE, $this->topic_data['forum_options']))
-			{
-				trigger_error('NO_FEED');
-			}
+		// Make sure forum is not passworded or user is authed
+		if ($this->topic_data['forum_password'])
+		{
+			$forum_ids_passworded = $this->get_passworded_forums();
 
-			// Make sure we can read this forum
-			if (!$auth->acl_get('f_read', $this->forum_id))
+			if (isset($forum_ids_passworded[$this->forum_id]))
 			{
 				trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
 			}
 
-			// Make sure forum is not passworded or user is authed
-			if ($this->topic_data['forum_password'])
-			{
-				$forum_ids_passworded = $this->get_passworded_forums();
-
-				if (isset($forum_ids_passworded[$this->forum_id]))
-				{
-					trigger_error('SORRY_AUTH_READ');
-				}
-
-				unset($forum_ids_passworded);
-			}
+			unset($forum_ids_passworded);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1245,9 +1182,6 @@ class phpbb_feed_news extends phpbb_feed_topic_base
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Add global forum
-		$in_fid_ary[] = 0;
-
 		// We really have to get the post ids first!
 		$sql = 'SELECT topic_first_post_id, topic_time
 			FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
@@ -1318,9 +1252,6 @@ class phpbb_feed_topics extends phpbb_feed_topic_base
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Add global forum
-		$in_fid_ary[] = 0;
-
 		// We really have to get the post ids first!
 		$sql = 'SELECT topic_first_post_id, topic_time
 			FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
@@ -1410,9 +1341,6 @@ class phpbb_feed_topics_active extends phpbb_feed_topic_base
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Add global forum
-		$in_fid_ary[] = 0;
-
 		// Search for topics in last X days
 		$last_post_time_sql = ($this->sort_days) ? ' AND topic_last_post_time > ' . (time() - ($this->sort_days * 24 * 3600)) : '';
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
index db7bc7c7ea..b9964f48a7 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
@@ -333,131 +333,22 @@ function change_topic_type($action, $topic_ids)
 
 	if (confirm_box(true))
 	{
-		if ($new_topic_type != POST_GLOBAL)
+		$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
+			SET topic_type = $new_topic_type
+			WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids);
+		$db->sql_query($sql);
+
+		if (($new_topic_type == POST_GLOBAL) && sizeof($topic_ids))
 		{
+			// Delete topic shadows for global announcements
+			$sql = 'DELETE FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
+				WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_moved_id', $topic_ids);
+			$db->sql_query($sql);
+
 			$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
 				SET topic_type = $new_topic_type
-				WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
-					AND forum_id <> 0';
+					WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids);
 			$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-			// Reset forum id if a global topic is within the array
-			$to_forum_id = request_var('to_forum_id', 0);
-
-			if ($to_forum_id)
-			{
-				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
-					SET topic_type = $new_topic_type, forum_id = $to_forum_id
-					WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
-						AND forum_id = 0';
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-				// Update forum_ids for all posts
-				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . "
-					SET forum_id = $to_forum_id
-					WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
-						AND forum_id = 0';
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-				// Do a little forum sync stuff
-				$sql = 'SELECT SUM(t.topic_replies + t.topic_approved) as topic_posts, COUNT(t.topic_approved) as topics_authed
-					FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . ' t
-					WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('t.topic_id', $topic_ids);
-				$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-				$row_data = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-				$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-				$sync_sql = array();
-
-				if ($row_data['topic_posts'])
-				{
-					$sync_sql[$to_forum_id][]	= 'forum_posts = forum_posts + ' . (int) $row_data['topic_posts'];
-				}
-
-				if ($row_data['topics_authed'])
-				{
-					$sync_sql[$to_forum_id][]	= 'forum_topics = forum_topics + ' . (int) $row_data['topics_authed'];
-				}
-
-				$sync_sql[$to_forum_id][]	= 'forum_topics_real = forum_topics_real + ' . (int) sizeof($topic_ids);
-
-				foreach ($sync_sql as $forum_id_key => $array)
-				{
-					$sql = 'UPDATE ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
-						SET ' . implode(', ', $array) . '
-						WHERE forum_id = ' . $forum_id_key;
-					$db->sql_query($sql);
-				}
-
-				sync('forum', 'forum_id', $to_forum_id);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Get away with those topics already being a global announcement by re-calculating $topic_ids
-			$sql = 'SELECT topic_id
-				FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
-				WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
-					AND forum_id <> 0';
-			$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-
-			$topic_ids = array();
-			while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
-			{
-				$topic_ids[] = $row['topic_id'];
-			}
-			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-			if (sizeof($topic_ids))
-			{
-				// Delete topic shadows for global announcements
-				$sql = 'DELETE FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
-					WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_moved_id', $topic_ids);
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
-					SET topic_type = $new_topic_type, forum_id = 0
-						WHERE " . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids);
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-				// Update forum_ids for all posts
-				$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . '
-					SET forum_id = 0
-					WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids);
-				$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-				// Do a little forum sync stuff
-				$sql = 'SELECT SUM(t.topic_replies + t.topic_approved) as topic_posts, COUNT(t.topic_approved) as topics_authed
-					FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . ' t
-					WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('t.topic_id', $topic_ids);
-				$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-				$row_data = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-				$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-				$sync_sql = array();
-
-				if ($row_data['topic_posts'])
-				{
-					$sync_sql[$forum_id][]	= 'forum_posts = forum_posts - ' . (int) $row_data['topic_posts'];
-				}
-
-				if ($row_data['topics_authed'])
-				{
-					$sync_sql[$forum_id][]	= 'forum_topics = forum_topics - ' . (int) $row_data['topics_authed'];
-				}
-
-				$sync_sql[$forum_id][]	= 'forum_topics_real = forum_topics_real - ' . (int) sizeof($topic_ids);
-
-				foreach ($sync_sql as $forum_id_key => $array)
-				{
-					$sql = 'UPDATE ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
-						SET ' . implode(', ', $array) . '
-						WHERE forum_id = ' . $forum_id_key;
-					$db->sql_query($sql);
-				}
-
-				sync('forum', 'forum_id', $forum_id);
-			}
 		}
 
 		$success_msg = (sizeof($topic_ids) == 1) ? 'TOPIC_TYPE_CHANGED' : 'TOPICS_TYPE_CHANGED';
@@ -474,41 +365,7 @@ function change_topic_type($action, $topic_ids)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		// Global topic involved?
-		$global_involved = false;
-
-		if ($new_topic_type != POST_GLOBAL)
-		{
-			$sql = 'SELECT forum_id
-				FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
-				WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
-					AND forum_id = 0';
-			$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-			$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-			if ($row)
-			{
-				$global_involved = true;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if ($global_involved)
-		{
-			global $template;
-
-			$template->assign_vars(array(
-				'S_FORUM_SELECT'		=> make_forum_select(request_var('f', $forum_id), false, false, true, true),
-				'S_CAN_LEAVE_SHADOW'	=> false,
-				'ADDITIONAL_MSG'		=> (sizeof($topic_ids) == 1) ? $user->lang['SELECT_FORUM_GLOBAL_ANNOUNCEMENT'] : $user->lang['SELECT_FORUM_GLOBAL_ANNOUNCEMENTS'])
-			);
-
-			confirm_box(false, $l_new_type, build_hidden_fields($s_hidden_fields), 'mcp_move.html');
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			confirm_box(false, $l_new_type, build_hidden_fields($s_hidden_fields));
-		}
+		confirm_box(false, $l_new_type, build_hidden_fields($s_hidden_fields));
 	}
 
 	$redirect = request_var('redirect', "index.$phpEx");
diff --git a/phpBB/mcp.php b/phpBB/mcp.php
index 401a12d0f9..0029d224cd 100644
--- a/phpBB/mcp.php
+++ b/phpBB/mcp.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if ($post_id)
 	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 	$topic_id = (int) $row['topic_id'];
-	$forum_id = (int) ($row['forum_id']) ? $row['forum_id'] : $forum_id;
+	$forum_id = (int) $row['forum_id'];
 }
 else if ($topic_id)
 {
@@ -400,12 +400,6 @@ function get_topic_data($topic_ids, $acl_list = false, $read_tracking = false)
 
 		while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 		{
-			if (!$row['forum_id'])
-			{
-				// Global Announcement?
-				$row['forum_id'] = request_var('f', 0);
-			}
-
 			$rowset[$row['topic_id']] = $row;
 
 			if ($acl_list && !$auth->acl_gets($acl_list, $row['forum_id']))
@@ -485,12 +479,6 @@ function get_post_data($post_ids, $acl_list = false, $read_tracking = false)
 
 	while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 	{
-		if (!$row['forum_id'])
-		{
-			// Global Announcement?
-			$row['forum_id'] = request_var('f', 0);
-		}
-
 		if ($acl_list && !$auth->acl_gets($acl_list, $row['forum_id']))
 		{
 			continue;
diff --git a/phpBB/memberlist.php b/phpBB/memberlist.php
index ff74d0d0cd..64d29d18bd 100644
--- a/phpBB/memberlist.php
+++ b/phpBB/memberlist.php
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ switch ($mode)
 					$sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT poster_id
 						FROM ' . POSTS_TABLE . '
 						WHERE poster_ip ' . ((strpos($ips, '%') !== false) ? 'LIKE' : 'IN') . " ($ips)
-							AND forum_id IN (0, " . implode(', ', $ip_forums) . ')';
+							AND forum_id IN (" . implode(', ', $ip_forums) . ')';
 					$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
 
 					if ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 41559056b9..2fcfd126eb 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ switch ($mode)
 		$sql = 'SELECT f.*, t.*
 			FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . ' t, ' . FORUMS_TABLE . " f
 			WHERE t.topic_id = $topic_id
-				AND (f.forum_id = t.forum_id
-					OR f.forum_id = $forum_id)" .
+				AND f.forum_id = t.forum_id" .
 			(($auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id)) ? '' : 'AND t.topic_approved = 1');
 	break;
 
@@ -116,8 +115,7 @@ switch ($mode)
 			WHERE p.post_id = $post_id
 				AND t.topic_id = p.topic_id
 				AND u.user_id = p.poster_id
-				AND (f.forum_id = t.forum_id
-					OR f.forum_id = $forum_id)" .
+				AND f.forum_id = t.forum_id" .
 				(($auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id)) ? '' : 'AND p.post_approved = 1');
 	break;
 
@@ -1005,60 +1003,6 @@ if ($submit || $preview || $refresh)
 	// Store message, sync counters
 	if (!sizeof($error) && $submit)
 	{
-		// Check if we want to de-globalize the topic... and ask for new forum
-		if ($post_data['topic_type'] != POST_GLOBAL)
-		{
-			$sql = 'SELECT topic_type, forum_id
-				FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
-				WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";
-			$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-			$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-			if ($row && !$row['forum_id'] && $row['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL)
-			{
-				$to_forum_id = request_var('to_forum_id', 0);
-
-				if ($to_forum_id)
-				{
-					$sql = 'SELECT forum_type
-						FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
-						WHERE forum_id = ' . $to_forum_id;
-					$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-					$forum_type = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('forum_type');
-					$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-					if ($forum_type != FORUM_POST || !$auth->acl_get('f_post', $to_forum_id) || (!$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $to_forum_id) && !$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $to_forum_id)))
-					{
-						$to_forum_id = 0;
-					}
-				}
-
-				if (!$to_forum_id)
-				{
-					include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_admin.' . $phpEx);
-
-					$template->assign_vars(array(
-						'S_FORUM_SELECT'	=> make_forum_select(false, false, false, true, true, true),
-						'S_UNGLOBALISE'		=> true)
-					);
-
-					$submit = false;
-					$refresh = true;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					if (!$auth->acl_get('f_post', $to_forum_id))
-					{
-						// This will only be triggered if the user tried to trick the forum.
-						trigger_error('NOT_AUTHORISED');
-					}
-
-					$forum_id = $to_forum_id;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		if ($submit)
 		{
 			// Lock/Unlock Topic
diff --git a/phpBB/report.php b/phpBB/report.php
index 8e780813ff..a30914392b 100644
--- a/phpBB/report.php
+++ b/phpBB/report.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if ($post_id)
 		trigger_error('POST_NOT_EXIST');
 	}
 
-	$forum_id = (int) ($report_data['forum_id']) ? $report_data['forum_id'] : $forum_id;
+	$forum_id = (int) $report_data['forum_id'];
 	$topic_id = (int) $report_data['topic_id'];
 
 	$sql = 'SELECT *
diff --git a/phpBB/search.php b/phpBB/search.php
index 7f5c49f4fc..c68931f33f 100644
--- a/phpBB/search.php
+++ b/phpBB/search.php
@@ -832,35 +832,7 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 			$result_topic_id = $row['topic_id'];
 			$topic_title = censor_text($row['topic_title']);
 
-			// we need to select a forum id for this global topic
-			if (!$forum_id)
-			{
-				if (!isset($g_forum_id))
-				{
-					// Get a list of forums the user cannot read
-					$forum_ary = array_unique(array_keys($auth->acl_getf('!f_read', true)));
-
-					// Determine first forum the user is able to read (must not be a category)
-					$sql = 'SELECT forum_id
-						FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
-						WHERE forum_type = ' . FORUM_POST;
-
-					if (sizeof($forum_ary))
-					{
-						$sql .= ' AND ' . $db->sql_in_set('forum_id', $forum_ary, true);
-					}
-
-					$result = $db->sql_query_limit($sql, 1);
-					$g_forum_id = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('forum_id');
-				}
-				$u_forum_id = $g_forum_id;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$u_forum_id = $forum_id;
-			}
-
-			$view_topic_url_params = "f=$u_forum_id&amp;t=$result_topic_id" . (($u_hilit) ? "&amp;hilit=$u_hilit" : '');
+			$view_topic_url_params = "f=$forum_id&amp;t=$result_topic_id" . (($u_hilit) ? "&amp;hilit=$u_hilit" : '');
 			$view_topic_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", $view_topic_url_params);
 
 			$replies = ($auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id)) ? $row['topic_replies_real'] : $row['topic_replies'];
@@ -911,7 +883,6 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 					'ATTACH_ICON_IMG'		=> ($auth->acl_get('u_download') && $auth->acl_get('f_download', $forum_id) && $row['topic_attachment']) ? $user->img('icon_topic_attach', $user->lang['TOTAL_ATTACHMENTS']) : '',
 					'UNAPPROVED_IMG'		=> ($topic_unapproved || $posts_unapproved) ? $user->img('icon_topic_unapproved', ($topic_unapproved) ? 'TOPIC_UNAPPROVED' : 'POSTS_UNAPPROVED') : '',
 
-					'S_TOPIC_GLOBAL'		=> (!$forum_id) ? true : false,
 					'S_TOPIC_TYPE'			=> $row['topic_type'],
 					'S_USER_POSTED'			=> (!empty($row['topic_posted'])) ? true : false,
 					'S_UNREAD_TOPIC'		=> $unread_topic,
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
index fec71c1051..942d154d44 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@
 						<!-- IF searchresults.S_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED or searchresults.S_POSTS_UNAPPROVED --><a href="{searchresults.U_MCP_QUEUE}">{searchresults.UNAPPROVED_IMG}</a> <!-- ENDIF -->
 						<!-- IF searchresults.S_TOPIC_REPORTED --><a href="{searchresults.U_MCP_REPORT}">{REPORTED_IMG}</a><!-- ENDIF --><br />
 						<!-- IF searchresults.PAGINATION --><strong class="pagination"><span>{searchresults.PAGINATION}</span></strong><!-- ENDIF -->
-						{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} {searchresults.TOPIC_AUTHOR_FULL} &raquo; {searchresults.FIRST_POST_TIME}
-						<!-- IF not searchresults.S_TOPIC_GLOBAL -->{L_IN} <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{searchresults.FORUM_TITLE}</a><!-- ELSE --> ({L_GLOBAL})<!-- ENDIF -->
+						{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} {searchresults.TOPIC_AUTHOR_FULL} &raquo; {searchresults.FIRST_POST_TIME} &raquo; {L_IN} <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{searchresults.FORUM_TITLE}</a>
 					</dt>
 					<dd class="posts">{searchresults.TOPIC_REPLIES}</dd>
 					<dd class="views">{searchresults.TOPIC_VIEWS}</dd>
@@ -102,12 +101,8 @@
 			<dt class="author">{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} {searchresults.POST_AUTHOR_FULL}</dt>
 			<dd>{searchresults.POST_DATE}</dd>
 			<dd>&nbsp;</dd>
-			<!-- IF searchresults.FORUM_TITLE -->
-				<dd>{L_FORUM}: <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{searchresults.FORUM_TITLE}</a></dd>
-				<dd>{L_TOPIC}: <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC}">{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}</a></dd>
-			<!-- ELSE -->
-				<dd>{L_GLOBAL}: <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC}">{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}</a></dd>
-			<!-- ENDIF -->
+			<dd>{L_FORUM}: <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_FORUM}">{searchresults.FORUM_TITLE}</a></dd>
+			<dd>{L_TOPIC}: <a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC}">{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}</a></dd>
 			<dd>{L_REPLIES}: <strong>{searchresults.TOPIC_REPLIES}</strong></dd>
 			<dd>{L_VIEWS}: <strong>{searchresults.TOPIC_VIEWS}</strong></dd>
 		</dl>
diff --git a/phpBB/viewforum.php b/phpBB/viewforum.php
index 16d8b56d88..ebf2dc3501 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewforum.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewforum.php
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ if ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST)
 		'FROM'		=> $sql_array['FROM'],
 		'LEFT_JOIN'	=> $sql_array['LEFT_JOIN'],
 
-		'WHERE'		=> 't.forum_id IN (' . $forum_id . ', 0)
-			AND t.topic_type IN (' . POST_ANNOUNCE . ', ' . POST_GLOBAL . ')',
+		'WHERE'		=> '(t.forum_id = ' . $forum_id . '
+			AND t.topic_type = ' . POST_ANNOUNCE . ') OR t.topic_type = ' . POST_GLOBAL,
 
 		'ORDER_BY'	=> 't.topic_time DESC',
 	));
diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index 6c188eeee3..53119e2ae7 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -152,26 +152,12 @@ if ($view && !$post_id)
 			else
 			{
 				$topic_id = $row['topic_id'];
-
-				// Check for global announcement correctness?
-				if (!$row['forum_id'] && !$forum_id)
-				{
-					trigger_error('NO_TOPIC');
-				}
-				else if ($row['forum_id'])
-				{
-					$forum_id = $row['forum_id'];
-				}
+				$forum_id = $row['forum_id'];
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Check for global announcement correctness?
-	if ((!isset($row) || !$row['forum_id']) && !$forum_id)
-	{
-		trigger_error('NO_TOPIC');
-	}
-	else if (isset($row) && $row['forum_id'])
+	if (isset($row) && $row['forum_id'])
 	{
 		$forum_id = $row['forum_id'];
 	}
@@ -186,13 +172,6 @@ $sql_array = array(
 	'FROM'		=> array(FORUMS_TABLE => 'f'),
 );
 
-// Firebird handles two columns of the same name a little differently, this
-// addresses that by forcing the forum_id to come from the forums table.
-if ($db->sql_layer === 'firebird')
-{
-	$sql_array['SELECT'] = 'f.forum_id AS forum_id, ' . $sql_array['SELECT'];
-}
-
 // The FROM-Order is quite important here, else t.* columns can not be correctly bound.
 if ($post_id)
 {
@@ -247,26 +226,8 @@ else
 	$sql_array['WHERE'] = "p.post_id = $post_id AND t.topic_id = p.topic_id";
 }
 
-$sql_array['WHERE'] .= ' AND (f.forum_id = t.forum_id';
+$sql_array['WHERE'] .= ' AND f.forum_id = t.forum_id';
 
-if (!$forum_id)
-{
-	// If it is a global announcement make sure to set the forum id to a postable forum
-	$sql_array['WHERE'] .= ' OR (t.topic_type = ' . POST_GLOBAL . '
-		AND f.forum_type = ' . FORUM_POST . ')';
-}
-else
-{
-	$sql_array['WHERE'] .= ' OR (t.topic_type = ' . POST_GLOBAL . "
-		AND f.forum_id = $forum_id)";
-}
-
-$sql_array['WHERE'] .= ')';
-
-// Join to forum table on topic forum_id unless topic forum_id is zero
-// whereupon we join on the forum_id passed as a parameter ... this
-// is done so navigation, forum name, etc. remain consistent with where
-// user clicked to view a global topic
 $sql = $db->sql_build_query('SELECT', $sql_array);
 $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
 $topic_data = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
@@ -1540,7 +1501,7 @@ for ($i = 0, $end = sizeof($post_list); $i < $end; ++$i)
 		'U_REPORT'			=> ($auth->acl_get('f_report', $forum_id)) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}report.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id . '&amp;p=' . $row['post_id']) : '',
 		'U_MCP_REPORT'		=> ($auth->acl_get('m_report', $forum_id)) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", 'i=reports&amp;mode=report_details&amp;f=' . $forum_id . '&amp;p=' . $row['post_id'], true, $user->session_id) : '',
 		'U_MCP_APPROVE'		=> ($auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id)) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", 'i=queue&amp;mode=approve_details&amp;f=' . $forum_id . '&amp;p=' . $row['post_id'], true, $user->session_id) : '',
-		'U_MINI_POST'		=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['post_id']) . (($topic_data['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL) ? '&amp;f=' . $forum_id : '') . '#p' . $row['post_id'],
+		'U_MINI_POST'		=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['post_id']) . '#p' . $row['post_id'],
 		'U_NEXT_POST_ID'	=> ($i < $i_total && isset($rowset[$post_list[$i + 1]])) ? $rowset[$post_list[$i + 1]]['post_id'] : '',
 		'U_PREV_POST_ID'	=> $prev_post_id,
 		'U_NOTES'			=> ($auth->acl_getf_global('m_')) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", 'i=notes&amp;mode=user_notes&amp;u=' . $poster_id, true, $user->session_id) : '',
@@ -1616,34 +1577,13 @@ if (isset($user->data['session_page']) && !$user->data['is_bot'] && (strpos($use
 	}
 }
 
-// Get last post time for all global announcements
-// to keep proper forums tracking
-if ($topic_data['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL)
-{
-	$sql = 'SELECT topic_last_post_time as forum_last_post_time
-		FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
-		WHERE forum_id = 0
-		ORDER BY topic_last_post_time DESC';
-	$result = $db->sql_query_limit($sql, 1);
-	$topic_data['forum_last_post_time'] = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('forum_last_post_time');
-	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-	$sql = 'SELECT mark_time as forum_mark_time
-		FROM ' . FORUMS_TRACK_TABLE . '
-		WHERE forum_id = 0
-			AND user_id = ' . $user->data['user_id'];
-	$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-	$topic_data['forum_mark_time'] = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('forum_mark_time');
-	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-}
-
 // Only mark topic if it's currently unread. Also make sure we do not set topic tracking back if earlier pages are viewed.
 if (isset($topic_tracking_info[$topic_id]) && $topic_data['topic_last_post_time'] > $topic_tracking_info[$topic_id] && $max_post_time > $topic_tracking_info[$topic_id])
 {
-	markread('topic', (($topic_data['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL) ? 0 : $forum_id), $topic_id, $max_post_time);
+	markread('topic', $forum_id, $topic_id, $max_post_time);
 
 	// Update forum info
-	$all_marked_read = update_forum_tracking_info((($topic_data['topic_type'] == POST_GLOBAL) ? 0 : $forum_id), $topic_data['forum_last_post_time'], (isset($topic_data['forum_mark_time'])) ? $topic_data['forum_mark_time'] : false, false);
+	$all_marked_read = update_forum_tracking_info($forum_id, $topic_data['forum_last_post_time'], (isset($topic_data['forum_mark_time'])) ? $topic_data['forum_mark_time'] : false, false);
 }
 else
 {