Two related concepts. Ability to favorite or bookmark a thread. Of course you could use browser bookmarks, but doing it in forum also allows for scoring by how many people bookmarked it.
The item before #2. I don't like to talk about what I'm currently working on, because it brings comments and criticism before I even roll it out, which is a waste of my mental space to read.
I'll bet #1 is where I get to add forum sections like "religion and spirituality" to an ignore list. That way I don't have to see the new posts there when I click the "New Posts" button.
Hmmm, Baron for president? He'd be a lot better than most of the other presidents we have had. I think we could get him elected. What do you guys think?