Chris Hajer

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Restrict New Topic
Description: Restrict new topic creation by members
Version: 0.1

   this is not my plugin, I am just pasting it here for convenience
   see http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/restrict-new-topic for the
   original.   chrishajer@gmail.com

*/

function restrict_bb_got_roles() {
global $bb_roles;
unset($bb_roles->roles['member']['capabilities']['edit_topics']);
unset($bb_roles->roles['member']['capabilities']['write_topics']);

unset($bb_roles->role_objects['member']->capabilities['edit_topics']);
unset($bb_roles->role_objects['member']->capabilities['write_topics']);
}

add_action('bb_got_roles', 'restrict_bb_got_roles');
?>