Could you maybe add the $thread[preview] to the title="" for each thread in the thread bit template? Just makes viewing a little easier if you ask me.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about. See screenshot. When you place your mouse over a thread title, it will show you a small preview of the first post.
Did I mention that I'll have to do major work on the style when we switch to 3.5? In any case, I don't need the style taking up any more bandwidth than it is now untill I get some stuff sorted out.
Maybe if you looked in there once in a while, you'd change your mind. We have plenty of livid, humorus, intelligent conversations. It's not anyworse having one HUGE thread that people actually post in, then having 150 smaller threads that have a couple posts.