When you go to a thread from front page, and it's your first time viewing that thread, you should go to the top of the page so the forum directory would show instead of just the OP. Sometimes people don't check what forum area it is about and post unconstructively because of it.
For me while it is loading up I can read the path that the thread is in before it jumps down to the first post. Maybe my internet/work computer is just slow though...