I was thinking that maybe Zelaron could have an 'update' feature added to the forums.

Somewhat like facebook, where Notifications are prevelant at keeping activity generated, if somebody replies to your post or your thread you could have an update that appears from a dropdown menu at the top of the page with who wrote it and a short line to hint at the full reply.

[quote][16:04] jamer123: GRRR firefox just like quit on me now on internet exploder[quote]
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[quote=!King_Amazon!]notices he's 3 inches shorter than her son and he's circumcised [quote]