Re: Some tools I think they are needed in the forum

1. Sorting threads by the date they have started

Already exists.

For example: Meta board

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=last_post;desc
Sort from latest to earlier posting date

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=last_post
Sort from earliest to latest posting date.

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2. Sorting threads by number of merits the OP has received.

Was proposed by other users several times if I am not wrong.

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3. Excluding some sections when "unread posts since last visit" are shown

This page? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=unread

May be ignoring the boards you do not want to see posts from. Not sure if this will work.

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4. Getting notified when some one quotes our replies.

Already have a bot created by a user name piggy.