I know this has been asked before, but I haven't been here in a long while, and I'm not sure what exactly to search for, so here goes.

When I look at a topic, instead of showing all posts in chronological order (until it goes over to the next page), it shows the starting post, then a list of all replies with names and a half-dozen words or so. I am accustomed to the former setting. How do I change it?

Click "Options" at the top right hand corner of any thread and select "Standard" display mode.

Awesome! Thanks SaRuMaN!

No problem, let us know if you run in to any other difficulties.