I run https://forum.open-services.net/ https://forum.open-services.net/ and "Latest" is the default option. You actually have to explicitly click "Top" to "get

I run https://forum.open-services.net/ https://forum.open-services.net/ and "Latest" is the default option. You actually have to explicitly click "Top" to "get some algorithm that is determining hotness". As an admin, I can show you the Top view but the default in Discourse is Latest, just as you'd expect. Pagination: yes, it's not the best but you can click and drag the slider on the right: https://forum.open-services.net/t/introduce-yourself/21/7 https://forum.open-services.net/t/introduce-yourself/21/7 (the one that says 7/31). The (bookmarkable) URL will change when you release that slider. You can also click on "Aug 2017" which is a sort of the first page and "26d ago" that brings you to the last "page" Mailing list mode: I recommend to use a weekly activity digest (Under /u/YourUsernameHere/preferences/emails) and under favorite categories you select "Watching First Post" (under the bell icon in the top right). But no, you are not missing anything. Most of forum systems come with notification dials set to the max that you need to dial back a bit.