"I can now see" (said the blind man)
But now a couple other points:
1) I was, in fact, so "blind" i never noticed the Show/Hide Topic line
2) And even when i first read the Show/Hide Topic line, it's intent wasn't 100% clear (or maybe was just the case for me)
Perhaps it should more aptly read something like Show/Hide TechSpot Forums
xxxx and
xxxx (fill in the blanks with the forums' exact names)
And/or perhaps a bit large font, and/or color or something like
====> Click to Show / Hide TechSpot Forums xxxx and xxxx to draw the eye's attention?
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So, then, is the default set to Hide??? (i'll guess as it appears i was seeing less). If so, that could be a problem for new members who post but then won't see nor understand why their topics don't appear under Recent Activity?