This is an item that I would like to bring to everybodys atention. After reading a post about people not reading the Announcements section (because it is not posted in very frequently) I came to the realization that many people do not know about the "View New Posts" option.
I overheard Starbucks mention that he was looking at the new posts a few weeks after I joined up with the Wheelmen. I thought that he was merely going through the forums like I did. However, upon closer inspection I found the option the "View New Posts." This option is located at the Board Index, right above where the list of the forums begin. It is a little hard to make out that it is actually there since the letters are a blueish color and the board background color as well. Insert sarcastic 'Thank You' from all the color blind people. There are three options at this location, and the "View New Posts" option is in the middle. once selected, this brings up all of the new posts (to a certain extent) starting with the most recent at the top and working in reverse chronological order down the list.
i use this option ALL THE TIME. I find it way easier to limit the information that I have already read. Since it took me a while to find it on my own, I wanted to pass along this little tidbit of very usefull information.