I use it like this...

I keep the BBS open nearly all day. Every now and then I refresh the main page. Even though I didn't read something in the General Forum due to lack of interest, it doesn't show up as having new posts on the main page. This is very good for me.

However, if you are not addicted to this BBS, or your job comes before your Empeg (for shame!) I can see how this would be annoying. You read a few posts during your lunch break and save the rest for later. Then when you get home it is hard to keep track of what was read/not read.

Yes, I will agree that for most, this setup of the BBS is annoying. But for me, it's perfect. That's all I was saying.