i hate making suggestions for changes, especially for free forums, but here's one that may be easy and worth it (no idea, though). how about adding a column that shows how many times a thread was viewed. only reason i think it may be worth it is for the technical threads when you're looking for help. before bumping a thread, you could see how many people have viewed it, and get an idea if an answer made me coming. for example, if 100 people have viewed it, but you still have not gotten an answer, maybe you need add info, rephrase the question, or go elsewhere.