>>>Very true, but some have hard enough time devoting the time they do now without having to go back and see if their reply was marked. I see many members not getting marked, but that is, ultimately, none of my business. So maybe the point really is irrelevant.
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>>To complete on that, they have direct visibility as for that status in their replies. Replies will be shown with star, star, star if marked. Otherwise, it's not and they only have to open that message to mark. Unfortunately, we can't make it simplier than that.
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>>>BTW,I do not see the Force link any more. Has it been removed?
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>>It is where applicable.
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>I don't think, this option is used often. I personally never use it, even if I feel, that my reply was a solution. I may, though, give a hint in private messages, if a person sent "thank you" via my e-mail.

I can tell you that it is used quite often. I, as other consultants, approve on a frequent basis (several times per day for me) pending requests.

As for sending a notice by private to the person who created the thread to mark the message, we do not approve that. That was one reason that we allow users the ability to force a message to be marked as a solution.