I did a quick search of the forums and didn't find anyone else suggesting this, so...
There aren't many multi-page threads here yet, but I imagine there will be once the game gets out of beta, even if the final version is invite-only. I've never seen a forum without this feature before... It might seem rude to want to skip to the end of the thread, but what if you've already seen the first few pages? Or first ten, or fifty, or hundred, as it may be...