I use the PDX-DK03 theme and I edited the index.template.php and everything except for the </td> because I couldn't find it now I see the ads but I don't see the first post of any topic. Any idea why?
The edits that go next to the </td> are only for the welcome ads so that should not effect it. You will have to go back and recheck the edits to see what you left out.