I can see your problem: you didn't see the discussions you wanted to contribute to.

Believe me, I have no interest in fighting you. I have a toddler, it's 3am, and it's the last day of my holiday. I want to help you, and the community. Otherwise I'd be in bed and saving arguments with someone as to whether or not they can watch another Tikkabilla before school for tomorrow.

In the spirit of enlightened consensus, could you please address my points? How do you decide what's important to which people?

Andre or timeless aren't going to care about the sub-fora of "Alternatives", but they're both passionate about bugzilla configuration and usage. You (I'm guessing) care less.

How do I ensure that you see what you're interested in without making it too noisy for them (defeating the purpose if they unsubscribe from whatever central mechanism is available); or vice-versa?