Other forum sites allow the “general landing page” to be customized to view specific fora.
So, you seem to be admitting that this site uses lower-quality software.
Software, that won’t be upgraded to be more helpful to the users of the site. That’s the part that concerns me the most. The negation of my suggestion to avoid improving the user experience here.
Hey, if that is the reality, I’d say it is a shame to be so reluctant to hear user suggestions and also be so ignorant of providing great forum software.
But I’d try to deal with it.