Yeah I totally missed that feature. xD It's pretty neat, props to staff for that one.

I think a better/cleaner solution would be to make the whole Written forum not included in that "Needs Replies" formula, because if we're proposing to archive letters then things posted on the Community Bulletin would also show up as "needs replies" until you archive them, and archiving them... entirely defeats the point of posting them in the first place. :P

I'm still opposed to the idea of archiving letters generally because it's not as though letters typically come to a solid conclusion the way threads do. And even if you're starting a new letter chain for different topics, it's not quite as clear cut as 'well I have now said everything I need to say about this, it is concluded!' For instance, in the recent Ben/Ellory fight letters, I stopped replying for a few days because I thought Ben was too miffed to want to write her, but then he got a letter from Art with more information and his muse changed his mind. :P