I’ve noticed this on Google a few times recently, but when forum listings appear in organic search results they have a post count, number of authors and last post date stamp alongside them:
For example, try this search for .htaccess subdomain redirect:
Google only rolled this out a couple of weeks ago, but I’m already finding it very useful quickly to filter out the one post forum results and instead being able to pick out threads containing more substantial information, without the need for clicking each listing.
From an SEO perspective it’s also likely to influence clickthrough rates, so popular forum communities may be rewarded with additional search engine traffic.
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Google Makes Clickthrough Decision Easier by Displaying Forum Post Count
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