Does this forum or any forum software have a function that can look at a thread & suggest similar threads that are current?

That is - a thread about the Cincinnati streetcar frequently goes into politics which leads to discussions of politicians & veers off topic. If councilman Jones were mentioned there & in the Cincinnati Council thread, a "suggestion" could be displayed at the top/bottom of the page with links to the other threads where Jones is being discussed.

Sort of a "People are also talking about..."

Seems like the app would just have to look at words & strings within a limited time period to puke up the links.

It wouldn't be much different than Amazon suggestions or ad placement software.

Of course it would be a further load on the server & I've noticed the heavy server load warning a lot lately.

I haven't heard of any but I will look into it and see if I can find something.

I've added a related topics mod to the forum.  It shows 5 related topics at the bottom of the page to the current topic you're reading.

 

That is - a thread about the Cincinnati streetcar frequently goes into politics which leads to discussions of politicians & veers off topic.

 

The Cincinnati Streetcar thread "veers off topic"?  What are you talkin about Willis?  :wink: