Hi Jacob
I don't know how practical it would be but I, for one, would find the following enhancements useful:
A 'New and Updated Topics' link on the main menu (Home...About.. etc). This would save having to go back via 'Forum' each time . I know you must think I'm a lazy wotsit but if you have a lot to catch up on, it can be very tiresome.
An 'Ignore Topic' button adjacent to the topics as I'm sure we are not all interested in everything - and if some are then they won't utilise it.
Haptalon