These days I often don't bother contributing to threads because of the rapidly increasing number of people who react 'aggressively', which spoils my enjoyment. It's one thing to have an opinion, but another thing entirely to force that opinion upon others...

I have to agree that I can't see what good would come of knowing how many 'hits' a thread has had - the thread will remain active whilst people have something to contribute, and the number of postings is an indication of the level of interest.

Members can add a thread to their 'tracer', which means that a thread of interest is still relatively easy to access even when it's dropped of the bottom of the main listing.

After nearly six years as a member, I've never felt the need (or interest) to know how many 'hits' a thread has had... so my question would be 'Why?'

I suppose we could also ask how many members visit regularly (these days I don't) - that may be more meaningful...

Sorry if this sound inflammatory in any way... it's not intended to be... but people round here often seem to take things I say the wrong way... :o(