Hi, I think you probably was J.M. Pescado's hack called, "LessWhiny". There is another one called "DontWaveAtMe" they are pretty similar.
I'll put the link to MATY here:
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.phpHopefully you will find what you are looking for. Isn't it annoying when they do that!