[@Mahz]

Ever since the notification system was introduced, I've been in favor of a customized notification ability, or at least an opt-out option. I personally read every word of every thread I'm subscribed to/post on, so I just get a number stacking up in the upper-right that never gets clicked.

I like the last-read post function, though there is a bug where the "last unread" post brings you to your own if you were the last one to post on a page (at least I believe that was the criterion). It was suggested at one point to make the yellow arrow the "last-read post" while making the time stamp link to the latest post on the thread. I'm impartial to that, but I can see it being beneficial.