I have been thinking about this issue for awhile.
Maybe when the spider comes out, I'll be able to store a local copy of the threads, as well as the link to the "current" thread. I know I have email archives of all the posts, but that would be a bear to wade through if they can't be reinstated!!
The original incarnation of the spider pulled the whole page into a database field. If the spider accepted plugins, then changing _how_ the record was stored in the database field (ie: escaped, but not parsed out) then the record could be displayed in a new window en-toto.
For a reference site, that has great advantages.
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