how can menus on the portal be simplified?

I have tried tweaking them again to make resources easier to find and to provide better navigation to images and photos. And I have removed some menu options that are not essential.

I have seen an email from someone who says the portal menus are far too complicated and Nic Lee tells me (constructively) that the portal is crap but he's not a regular web user. I am sure he's right but i am not sure what to do it about it.

loving the portal

john mate, i'm LOVIN' IT (the portal that is). it does take some getting used to : and i really got used to clicking "recent posts" in the left hand vertical menu but now it's gone ! please put it back, even at the top of the left hand vertical menu - as i think that it is the easiest way to know what is currently going on ! it's been the thing i click most when i page in, even if i don't login. jo.

oh, and another request...

john mate, hope the hole in your head is healing up nicely...about the portal : i can't seem to make the "main forum" items sort by most recently commented. can this functionality (technical term (jargon) ) be added ? it's nice to know what's most recent by checking the top of a list rather than checking through for the time lapses...cheers darlin', jo.