When setting up a topic-based discussion forum
The Information System Discussion Forums Topic-based Start a new topic-based group
just check the option "list on the discussion forums main page" in the settings. The discussion forum will appear among new discussion forums in the Topic-based section if it is set to anyone logged in to IS or anyone from the internet has read access.
1 Check the option in the settings to display the discussion forum on the front page of the topic-based discussions.