Eh, it's not so bad. The fact that alpha-sorted forums will use a date-sorted .threads file in 6.7 will make up for it. (Meaning alpha-sorted forums will be able to be pruned, mass moved from, and have CIs stuck on them, in addition to your routines being able to work with them.)
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