i apologize to the person who posted a 'fix' for this... i lost where i read it
if you go to Home and pick a section that you are interested in, scroll to the bottom, you can click on Archive there. as you read them from there, they change color so you can tell that you've read them.
of course i found it after posting that i lost it
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...ml#post4614168
hmmmm... and when you post a link to a previous thread, it simply shows the thread's title
thanks mzzzquilts