If I remember correctly, the old boards only showed one read posts and the unread posts below. I think that was useful and consistent, and eliminated noise.

That is definitely interesting. I could certainly make it behave that way. It does make sense, but it is also nice the way it works now, although for different reasons.

Presently navigation (regarding which post numbers you are viewing) also carries a rather clear logic. The top post in the list remains unchanged same if you visit a second board, and then return back to the first board.

1. For example, let us say that you are on the Berkshire Board and the post shown at the top is number 21.
2. Next visit Shrewdsmith and move around through the pages a few times.
3. Now return to the Berkshire Board. It doesn't matter if you return via Favourites or searching for the board another way, but it will remember exactly where you last were and keep you there. You will see post number 21 at the top. If there are new posts, they could be on the next page.
4. (Similar if you return to Shrewdsmith, you will be exactly where you left it).

I think the clarity of not moving you around automatically is fairly nice also. Changing the top post in the list is only conducted by yourself (pressing Next Page, Prev Page, Next Week or Prev Week). But I could change it, as you write, to auto-adjust the navigation to (the last post minus 1). That could be slightly annoying also if want to read back on posts, and not have your position auto-update, if leaving the boar and returning, to jump to the very last posts and miss where you were re-reading posts. I don't think both ways are good, and just different.

- Manlobbi