Another Idea...
All stickied posts/threads, whether locked, or not, should have a sticky date/time system. I.E. Setup a sticky post to be sticky for now until say 12/8/2002 or whatever date you choose, or a checkbox for Permanant sticky.
We have many Sticky Threads that have like general information that are infrequently updated but everyone references them. With the default 30 day post views, they disappear. I' ve changed the default to 365 days, but i really don' t want that much stuff coming up in the default view, old posts etc... Also would be nice esp for FAQ' s to sticky them like NEW UPLOAD 2048K limit rules, etc but have it unsticky after 3 weeks so we don' t have like 40 stickies :)
Also, in Tree view, i really like the post preview hottext where when you hold the mouse over the post subject you get the first line(s).
This should work in flat mode for the thread top messages as well.
Another thing is, to add to the database, it would be nice to be able to add a disclaimer / second copyright right above the forum copyright and link, but in the same text style and format.
Also wanted to rehash my previous post here as well as they are still good suggestions and should make it into the software too IMHO.
Thanks, and looking forward to 2.0.
-Russell