I also like to see the feature where the top 2 voted positive posts are placed on TOP (as shadows). This lets readers see the most valuable contributions right away instead of going through a long reading of not only bad posts but non-essential contributions.
For example, there's a thread on Leucine restriction. You'd have to scroll down the page to read the most valuable reply. It would be nice if that post has a 'ghost' version posted right on the top as first reply to the original post.
I think that feature would be very useful.
^^^^ Disagree 1000%
What if the most 'valuable' posts are only made so by those who partake of the voting system, whereas equally valuable opposing research is rendered at the bottom of the page, where people such as yourself, would not be inclined to look?
Again, who decides what is 'valuable'? And do votes constitute this distinction really? On a forum where a lot of people still do not use the rating system? Also what if these 'most valuable' of posts are replies to other, very crucial posts, which have not gotten any votes? It sort of takes it out of context.
But hey, if you want to let other people decide what is most 'valuable' for you, good luck.