You can make you theads stay in the same order, it just isn't permanent. When you first enter the General Board, for example, go down the the very bottem of the first page and change the sorting to when the thread posted. Push the thread butten and voila the threads are in original posting order not the most recent thread and they stay in order while you are on that board. If you switch boards or leave, you have to redo the sorting order. I'm not using the exact terms as I can't remember them. I hope that this helps!