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I was trying to point out that prior to the alphabet threads being bumped up those threads were pretty much all we looked at every day. They are still active and if folks want to post in them ...go for it. BUT don't tell the rest of us we can't enjoy viewing and posting in on topic threads!
I didn't see anyone start new alphabet threads, the old ones were bumped up. There's nothing wrong with bumping up old threads, anyone can go back and bump up an older thread so more posts can be added.
I don't know what to tell you.
You can do what James says and click "First Unread". Do you have your settings set to "Automatically jump to the first unread post in threads?" ? If not go to person icon top right, go to Settings, scroll down and you will see it. Set it to YES. Make sure you go to the bottom and Save Changes. Then each time you visit a thread it will automatically take you to the first post you haven't read yet. Once you've looked at a thread to the end you will be taken to only the new posts you haven't read yet the next time you click the thread.
If your favorite thread isn't at the top of the forum, scroll down and find it. If you don't like a thread it's simple, don't click on it.
So am I a wee bit ticked, .....sorry.... yes.
As gardeners we know, life gets messy sometimes. It's near the end of winter, warm days, sunshine, mud, tshirts & shorts, toes in the dirt....let's see if we can all get there without making the last winter days harder for each other.