Right; I've attempted to tweak settings to make this effectively "one forum", and it works, but the front page displays "What's Hot" ... i.e., whatever the hotness algorithm thinks is getting the most attention at the time. It's transitory and designed for something with much more traffic than a brand new site (specifically, it's designed for reddit).

If you visit new -> new instead of hot, you can see all of the all stories in chronological order. I'm looking into making this the default for the time being, until we get more visitors and the hot page actually sees consistent hotness.

Thanks for your suggestion. : )