nope. i figured it out. one was for the frontend tab that shows recent posts by the user on the forums, and one is for backend forum settings. i had the backend one set to view publicly, so i just had to change that setting and now its only viewable when the user is editing their profile.
i rock! LOL!
i was so proud of myself last night, i got it all worked out and all on my own! woohoo! (well, with help from the past posts that gave me clues to what i needed). had to stay up til 2am to figure it all out, but oh well, its all fixed now! woohoo!!
tina