I skip over those also. Sure people are free to do this if they want, but its so much easier to find people’s comments that interest or can help with ones own situation if people post under specific threads.
I almost stopped by saying that but I want to disagree with the philosophy that there should be no attempt to create any kind of order on the forums. The reason I say that is ironically what some people use as an example of why there should be no suggestions like the one Bird Dancer made, and that is this: sometimes many of us feel very unwell and it is good to be able to find posts that will help us or just make us feel better, but that is harder to do if relevant information is buried in personal threads. See, I get it , Bird Dancer. You’re the best, as always!