So after fiddling with this a bit, it now seems I can't make TB see this as a folder any longer. Even after deleting it via GMail's web UI and recreating it, TB recreates it as a Draft folder. This change seems permanent and on the TB side. =(
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So after fiddling with this a bit, it now seems I can't make TB see this as a folder any longer. Even after deleting it via GMail's web UI and recreating it, TB recreates it as a Draft folder. This change seems permanent and on the TB side. =( Functionally, it seems ok as I have filters set up to push mails into it every 8AM. So other than it taking on the icon of a draft folder, it still seems to be a folder. Or, Label, in GMail-speak.