98% of the time when I log onto the forums, I first go "show new replies to your posts." Once those are all checked out, then on to "show unread posts since last visit." Pick and choose which ones may look interesting and go from there. On the rare occasion that I click on a section of the forums, it is indeed the O'club.
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