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GetGamer.com · #1 02-11-2007, 05:03 PM

In the Amazon.com discussion forums they have a right-hand column where the promote related products. At the top of that column they have a nice, compact summary with stats about the thread you're looking at.

Here's an example of the text (this is much narrower on their site -- damn cut-and-paste!):

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I've attached a screenshot to show how it actually looks on their site. I'd like to this very same thing on my forum, and certainly it's do-able. Can anyone help?

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