Personally I think it should be decreased to zero. I dislike that function and don't recommend anyone use it. IMHO there's nothing like reading stuff out of context to cause unnecessary confusion and argument.
The
icon and
thread marker are more effective, especially since you have to be registered to use the site these days. Coupled with that, the next/prev links in each thread identify if there are new posts in it, and automatically drop you now on the last page of that thread, rather than the first.
cheers
RET
