I don’t know if anyone has come up with this before.
It might be a “quick win”.
A lot of threads can be characterised by questions as the thread and then posts then posts that are answers as reponses. Hence “Unanswered threads”.
However a thread can be unanswered even though it has been replied to.
If the OP could indicate whether a solution had been achieved.
Yes, but if the OP then doesn’t bother to mark the thread as ‘answered’ after he or she has received a solution, then the search for ‘unanswered threads’ would yield a growing number of threads that really are answered.
The idea of showing threads with zero replies is that those may be most ‘urgent’ to reply to. If nothing else, just so that the OP doesn’t feel unwelcome to the forums. 
Quite right…of course the list would grow. It’s just a question of how you handle that growth.
Any suggestions?
I think that we discussed this before in some other thread. The idea is good but, as AutisticCuckoo said, it had its drawbacks… he pointed one of them.
The other one is that SPF is not a forum to ask questions but also to debate and marking a thread as solved would stop that since most people would considered the matter closed and not participate in the discussion anymore.
Can’t think of any way to solve it myself 
solve what? what is the actual problem?
I wouldn’t say that it is a problem per se. If a thread is marked as solved, debate will be killed almost for sure… yet, there might be some benefits to mark threads as unsolved/resolved… how to get the best of both worlds? Probably, not possible 
The problem is that the Unanswered Threads link only lists threads with zero replies.
Tangledman would like the list to include threads that have replies, yet are not resolved to the OP’s satisfaction. In other words, threads that might be worthwhile contributing to.
i understand that, but i still don’t see the “problem”
by the way, there are also some threads with no replies that are not worthwhile contributing to
but i don’t see that as a problem either
It’s a question of classification of the problem space (if it is indeed a problem)… which requires differentiation, knowledge and intellect. Hopefully collectively we have some of those attributes, which is why we come together.
If you are in a pub and having a debate about something, how do you know that the debate has been resolved?
So lets start by classifying the different types of threads and post that exist. From there we can work out how to differentiate and then build a better world.
Threads first:
Posts second:
Not all voices are equal. Hence the awards and recognition within the forums.
We need to use, filter and weigh all factors in order to help us collectively.
The internet is mankinds gateway to a shared consciousness.
Bring on the Zeitgeist!
when i punch the loud guy in the mouth and he doesn’t get up again…
or
when all the babes are gone
or
closing time, last call for alcohol
good job you don’t live in Spain.
Everyone is loud.
The Senoritas will stay out longer than you.
It’s 24 hour drinking.
Hey! I’m Spaniard :mad: 