Index: src/Modules/Topic.pl
===================================================================
--- src/Modules/Topic.pl	(revision 1300)
+++ src/Modules/Topic.pl	(working copy)
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@
 
 	if ($setby =~ /^(unknown|)$/i) {
 	    push(@topic, $subtopic);
+	# If topicAuthor is on then show it in topic, otherwise just topic -- troubled
+	} elsif ($param{'topicAuthor'} eq "1") {
+	    push(@topic, "$subtopic ($setby)");
 	} else {
-	    push(@topic, "$subtopic ($setby)");
+	    push(@topic, "$subtopic");
 	}
     }
 
Index: files/sample/blootbot.config
===================================================================
--- files/sample/blootbot.config	(revision 1300)
+++ files/sample/blootbot.config	(working copy)
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@
 #   CLI		-- Command Line Interface
 set Interface		IRC
 
+# [0/1] Show topic author (troubled)
+# If 1, topics managed with !topic add foo will show the nick in ()'s
+# If 0, the nick of the creator will be recorded for !topic list, but not shown in the topic itself
+set topicAuthor 1
+
 ####
 # Now modify blootbot.chan for per-channel specific configuration see
 # sample.chans for info.