I've found that clicking the link will get you to the last post you actually read. It is useful, but it's a completely different way of keeping up with what's going on. It has taken time to understand find a new "normal," at least on my end.
Now that makes sense, Adam, but I don't like the change. There's no way I'm ever going to respond to anything on the forum on my iPhone. I have a hard enough time typing texts and simple e-mails. Not everyone has iPads or a wi fi connected tablet or things like that which make posting easier...
Did something happen this afternoon with the notification e-mails? They used to include the entire new post; now, there is no message even when something has been posted.