When referencing a specific forum topic reply, it would be nice to be able to hyperlink to it by a bookmark. If an increment count were displayed with the hyperlink to that post, this would be easy to do.
For an example of what I mean, look at this forum link:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?57046-Web-Designer-MX-(v8)-Just-Launched&p=437579#post437579
The "#post437579" in this link is a bookmark to the 42nd reply in that thread. The hyperlinked reply number, "#42", is on the far right of the top line of the thread replay.
In the example, by numbering each reply and adding hyperlink/bookmark to it, you can link to that specific thread reply elsewhere to reference it directly.