Like Dutch Dude mention the Active topics button at the top will list all of the topics that have been replied to or added since your last visit.

Hope that helps.

Jared: that is probably your cache that is doing that to you. In theory you could set that to zero and it should reread the page every time you visit it - but it will also slow you down since you will re-download all graphics all the time. Bottom line: live with it?

Marcus: I had seen that before, but I am looking for an option to get all new postings, including the ones I have not been a part of before. I would never want to do that with Reefcentral  but I think I could handle the volume here.

Before this I did not notice the icons on the left side of the coulmn.  Thanks for pointing me in the right direction there. 

My next recommendation is that you make the icons display new and already read posts in real-time.  For example, as it now stands, I log into the site and notice from all of the convenient icons in the left coulmn, that there are several new topics for me to read.  I then proceed to read the first topic, and then return to the message board's main page only to find that the forum (from which I have already read all newly posted topics and replies) still shows that it has new posts or replies.?! 

Just a suggestion, Jared.

I use the "Active topics" button on the upper right side. Then from the drop box (Show Active Topics since :) select "since last vist" and it will show only the topics that have responses to them since you last visited the forum.

What I would like to see is a subscribtion option that emails you the latest responses...

Jared,

It took me a while before I noticed what Marcus described.  On every forum and on every topic there is a little envelope icon on the left side.  If it has a letter sticking out then there are new posts you haven't read.  If it is a closed up envelope then there isn't anything there that is new to you.

Adam

My only complaint, and it may just be that I don't know how to activate it, is that there is no quick way of knowing if there is a new post or new reply to previous posts when I get into the site.  From my limited experience on the site, it seems that the only way to know is to look at the dates in the right hand column, then enter the particular forum of interest and look at dates again.  I would suggest some type of color coating, one color that lets you know if you have already read a post, and another for new posts and replies.  A good example of this practice in action is on reeftalk.com.  I feel that it would significantly speed up site navigation, and I personally could quickly hone in on topics of interest faster.

Thanks, Jared.