This is not something included but the data is all there (in the user table) waiting for you to build whatever display you want.

Can you give me the SQL query?

There's two columns in the usertable to use:

hagoodrank - which is the number of good rankings
hatotalrank - which is the total votes on threads

You can use either / both to sort as you see fit.

Sorry if this question has already been answered... (TL;DR and I did do a search on this thread and didn't get any relevant hits)

Can a thread be sorted by # of upvotes? That is to say, can the posts with the highest "good" rating be shown first? Are there other sort options too?

Not as a default option.

Thread sorting is assumed to be by date and us hardcoded into the system so while it's very much possible, it requires some manual hacking to accomplish.

Look at line 881 / 919 / 1002 of showthread.php

Thank you for your quick reply!
Alternately, a link to the highest rated answer shown in the first post would be good.
I'm looking to see if there's a substitute for Stack Exchange-type question/answer threads that can be done within VB, and it seems like your Mod might be a workable solution.

There is a feature to enable a link to the top post though if you want a true q/a system I'd suggest the hack which will require a couple joins and a few conditionals. Shouldn't be crazy.

Very cool! Would you be able to point me to information on that hack?

Sorry, "it" being a concept. Don't know that it's been actually done.

Everything works fine. Thanks!

Is is possible to translate the phrases that appear on the users and the posts? How would that be possible?