Firstly, let agree that there are a LOT of VB forums that are 'help' forums. meaning that people post for help, and they get helped. in fact, there are specific forums that are MAINLY for this. devshed.com devarticles.com to name a few.

So, I suggest that a feature be built into VB that places a tick, or a check, next to topics that have been 'answered'. THis could be enabled by, when setting up a forum, designating it as a Q and A forum. The creator of the thread, or topic, can then check a box when he is satisfied with the answer he got.

This is a genious idea, one that would solve the 100 views after the user's problem has already been solved.