Request: threads.json post count

[halcyons]

Is it possible to get an indicator inthreads.json that either shows the number of posts in each thread, or alter the behavior of last_modified to exclude post deletions? Archivers and other tools could opt to make less requests if they could decide when to fetch a thread based on changes to post counts.

[desuwa]

threads.json shows the reply count now

[halcyons]

Thank you!