Well, it's not a matter of deleting that column altogether -- it is just a matter of leaving the icon that was chosen by the person who started the thread and not allowing it to be preempted automatically by another icon based upon number of views or replies.

Personally, I don't see any reason for having an icon showing lots of views or replies, because this forum is so incredibly active that almost all posts get lots of views and/or replies. And if they don't get replies, they should slide down the list, as per normal. Who cares how many people read something if they don't have any reason to reply to it? And whoever posted it originally always has the option of bumping it back to the top if they want it to keep it out in the light. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />