Threads Allow thread starter to append opening post
 

Hello*

I'm not sure if its covered already* yet am of the thought that this will be an incredibly useful feature to have on Vbulletin. Plus* it could increase traffic too when you consider most readers don't want to screen through 10 pages of a thread to find the posts that matter.

I will use an automotive forum as an example

Current Situation: Review of a car

- 1st post has the car review
- 50 replies (spanning over multiple pages)
- Thread starter comes back with a 10*000 km update on the 4th page
- 50 replies (spanning over multiple pages)
- Thread starter comes back with a 25*000 km update on the 7th page
- 50 replies (spanning over multiple pages)

See what I mean? Basically* the updates to his cars review are lost in a 10 page thread. And unless a guest reader has 1 hour to go through the entire thread* he really won't put in the trouble of screening each page for the updates. High bounce rates.

Suggested Improvement:

The thread starter is given the ability to append / add links to the opening post itself. Thus* the same car review would display as

- Opening post has the car review.
- - - At the bottom of the opening post is a neatly organised link box to his 10000 km & 25000 km updates. Alternatively* the entire posts (containing his updates) may show up below the opening post.

The display will be either

- Opening post has the car review
- - - Links to posts with updates
- Replies
- Replies

OR

- Opening post has the car review
- - - 10000 km update
- - - - 25000 km update
- Replies
- Replies

This way* the important updates are added to the start of the thread itself. Bet that thread view rates + traffic will shoot up as the first page is now providing all the crucial information. Pretty much all that needs to be known about the car. Of course* this may extend to forums on gadgets* computers etc. etc. It will also prove useful in troubleshooting threads* where the solution (otherwise lost in 10 pages) is linked to / added to the opening post itself.

Whadda think?