fixes

app.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async def on_message(message):
             print("3")
             slack_thread_ts = thread_mapping[discord_thread_id]
             # post to slack only if thread already exists
-            post_to_slack_forum_version(SLACK_CHANNEL_ID, message.content, thread.owner, thread_ts=slack_thread_ts)
+            post_to_slack_forum_version(SLACK_CHANNEL_ID, message.content, message.author, thread_ts=slack_thread_ts)
 
 
 @bot.event
@@ -92,31 +92,32 @@ async def on_thread_create(thread):
     if isinstance(thread.parent, discord.ForumChannel) and thread.parent.id == FORUM_CHANNEL_ID:
         print("4")
         discord_thread_id = thread.id
-        slack_thread_ts = post_to_slack_forum_version(
-            SLACK_CHANNEL_ID,
-            f"New forum thread started in #ask-for-help by {thread.owner}: *{thread.name}*\n"
-            f"{thread.jump_url}",
-            f"{thread.owner}"
+        text=f"New forum thread started in #ask-for-help by {thread.owner}: *{thread.name}*\n{thread.jump_url}"
+        
+        slack_thread_ts = slack_client.chat_postMessage(
+            channel=FORUM_CHANNEL_ID, 
+            text=text,
+            thread_ts=thread_ts
         )
         print("5")
         if slack_thread_ts:
             thread_mapping[discord_thread_id] = slack_thread_ts
 
 
-def post_to_slack_forum_version(channel, text, thread_owner, thread_ts=None):
+def post_to_slack_forum_version(channel, text, author, thread_ts=None):
     print("6")
     try:
         response = slack_client.chat_postMessage(
             channel=channel,
-            text=thread_owner + ": " + text,
+            text=author + ": " + text,
             thread_ts=thread_ts
         )
         return response['ts']  # Return the Slack message timestamp (thread ID)
     except SlackApiError as e:
         print(f"Error posting to Slack: {e.response['error']}")
         return None
-    #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 async def post_to_slack(author, content, channel, url, slack_mention, trigger):