Similar thread feature - Good or Bad?

[blackberryos.com]

Was wondering if having the similar thread links enabled in the forum are good or bad? Anyone see how effective they are? What would be the disadvantage to having them up.

I notice some rather big sites don't use the feature and have to wonder why.

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Hello Joe

I personally use similar threads on all my forums and advise everyone to use them.

[blackberryos.com]

Hello Joe

I personally use similar threads on all my forums and advise everyone to use them.

Thanks Mert,

What are the advantages and disadvantages, if any?

[Brian Cummiskey]

Big sites probably don't use it because of load issues. It does take a bit of querying to generate.

[blackberryos.com]

Big sites probably don't use it because of load issues. It does take a bit of querying to generate.

Thanks Brian, would you consider my site (sig link) in the 'big' category.

[Brian Cummiskey]

It's not necessarily size... it's traffic vs resources