Lynn,
I have found something odd out that could make a difference in what you see here. I always use Netscape as my browser...when I read a thread or post, when I return back to "Active Topics," it automatically refreshes to show newer & older posts + the ones that I haven't read yet.
This afternoon, because of another site locking up... it made my Netscape not want to load & I didn't want to go through the whole 8 minute shutdown & restart for my dinasaur.... I'm now using Explorer. Everytime I come back to the "Active Topics" I have to constantly hit "refresh" to keep me updated on new/old posts & topics. Very annoying.
Enjoy [$ have fun ])
toodles