I use the RSS feed and never really browse the site.
they're the first thing(s) I look at
Where is the feed or is it a custom feed generated by something else ?
I wonder what would happen if they were the first block on the page?Does the Latest Threads on the front page actually get used ? I find I don't scroll down that far I just go to the Top 5 Stats which has the latest posts anyways ?
Worth a try moving them up?
from a usability perspective there are two many options on the home page... moving them wont change the fact that you can just press "new posts" or "quick links - todays posts"
I use the RSS feed and never really browse the site.
Same here I set the feed up in iGoogle along with my gmail and of course the news , the weather and the surf in lahinch.
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