...to make it easier to weed out the really stupid threads early on. Perhaps give the first 10 viewers the option to rank the content of a thread....something like.....
Great thread, read on............... 

At least it's funny...................... 

A whine fest, ignore it...............  

Sorry I wasted my time............ 

etc., the number of total worthless (for information or entertainment purposes) posts seems to have gone through the roof lately. 
OH!!! Then add a feature that if enough of your threads get pounded, you are prevented from starting new threads!!!!
(we could probably start by preventing me from creating new threads..... 

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