Welcome, is this thing on?

OK, gotta say I am getting sick and tired of being misdirected. If I see a thread I think would be interesting or helpful, I would like to be able to open that very same thread, not a Sims thread from 10 years ago when I don't even play that game.

Also, it would be good if I remained signed in, instead of having to sign in every 20 minutes I visit the forum. At the very least, I would like to be able to easily sign in instead of having to try a dozen times only to get an error message.