Note, the forums package is not used only within dotlrn.
I have recently worked to make dotlrn more friendly to existing packages by creating application groups for each dotlrn group. This makes it easier to write code that works correctly with subsites and dotlrn. This is not in CVS yet, I haven't had a chance to discuss with the .LRN team yet.
The correct fix may be to inherit from the closest application group but I haven't looked into this. Please remember any fix has to work outside of dotlrn.
