I just received this query from a user:
Many forums have a "New Posts" link or button that results in a display of the new posts since the last time you visited the site. That way you only see the new posts and can quickly go through them. The "Active Topics" feature is better than nothing, but I often end up reading topics that aren't "New" and don't know that until I've already displayed it. It looks like UBB.threads doesn't have this feature.
I don't use the Active Posts drop-down myself much at all, and I like the numeric indicators on the forum lists and the topics flagged within each forum. But I think this guy has a valid point, especially for sites with a large number of forums.
I like the way Active Posts are displayed, but it would be nice to add the option to only show Active Posts since last visit. Seems like it wouldn't take much more than a where clause change in the sql search.
