Although I could have used this, I think it's a bad idea. I barely go back to read updates in the first post(s). Forum users read new posts, so if there's any news to add, add it as a new posts.
Indeed. Making an "UP" button would simply make a thread's conversation useless. I mean, first of all that's the sense of Forums, to interchange opinions like how a normal conversation works. Therefore, pinning a certain reply would just make a drastic change to the forum's chronological layout just for a feature that most would find confusing. Why confusing? Imagine having a reply at the 39th page of the thread because the exchanging of opinions is so profound, and just pinning it on the first page, how could others follow the topic nor how could they know what's the root of the pinned post?
I just imagine the idea of having a pinned post then I come up with this kind of idea that the OP can transfer on the top the thread.
Just the same as what the OP suggests, and it's kinda unnecessary. I think the best option is to include anchors to the main post that redirects to the good replies on that thread (which what @hugeblack had suggested)
I don't think anything will happen soon so it is best to use these codes if you want to send an important warning at first.
View:
Click here to go to the warning link:
warning
Code:
[iurl=#st6]XXX: [/iurl]
[anchor=st6]YYYY[/anchor]
[anchor=st6]YYYY[/anchor]
View:
Click here to go to the warning link:
warning