I'm really confused as well, i cannot seem to find an easy way to see whether there are new messages in the threads i am subscribed to - any chance that this could be made simpler? Also the 'quick links' link does not appear to be working.... :-(
Well it seemed to be working all day and now it isn't, so i assume they are either making some update to the site or..... maybe i should stop pretending i have a clue!!