I like doing that too! I love good write-ups (usually impossible to be too long) and at least a few pics. I watch enough Netflix and Youtube as it is, so I usually skip over any videos unless it's from Shug.
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+1 on both the "always logged on" and the "What's New" feature. After I've read "whats new" that interest me, I click to "mark all forums read". That way, next time I check, I only see the NEWEST of new stuff. I try and check daily when not "out". Some days I check forums a few times. Depends on how busy my day is.
Stats on many forums should be taken with a HUGE load of salt. Case here, the Admins choose not to periodically run a "trim" function that many forums have. I used to Admin some drum forums. On a monthly basis, I ran a forum supplied function. "If posts < 1 AND last logon over 365 days for a user, then DELETE user" Note this forum, something like 51000 users, yet many have zero posts. Also be aware that some forums (not sure this one) show all the SPAM BOTS, GOOGLE Spiders and such that are out there mining data and trying to hack in to tell us about the latest Keto-Bourbon-Waffle diet where you can lose 10 pounds a DAY!!!