I haven't been here long enough to comment on how things used to be. I do as IDCrewDawg described as far as looking at the new posts. My only question would be - do the new post only include new threads or do they include new posts made to older threads? I guess I can answer that myself by looking at them more closely on my next visit.

P.S. Found out the answer. It appears that it lists new posts whether they are part of an older thread or an brand new post. So I guess this format works for me.