I can make the Forum refresh on any interval. This means that the page will reload say once a minute, so you can keep an eye on postings close to real time. Anybody interested?

Once I get the membership idea done, you will have a choice on all of these things, including the ordering of the messages, the colors etc. It'll be a different mudcat for everyone. That way we don't all need to agree. Also you will be able to tag threads that you want to follow and will be alerted via the pages and/or email when a new post has hit it. Should be soon.