Hey FireFly as always, great hack!

Its working great on 2.2.9.
Here is how I have set up the new replies system, because alot of my members were complaining that the numbering are to close together, and that it was making it very confusing. So, what I've done, is made a totally new field, called "New Replies", and have the number showing there, next to the original "Replies" field.