How many pages into the forum do you usually go?

Almost never go past the first page.

I start at page 4781 and work forwards from there.

I just use the forums through the front page unless I have to look for the wrestling topic, which is usually on the first page of the actual forum page anyhow.

I check the forums usually every two hours or so and the first page typically still has stuff that is older than two hours. I kind of with there was some API that just tweeted out whenever a new thread is started, like the NeoGaf new threads twitter account. Sometimes a really good topic gets buried because it only got 2 posts.

Usually just the front page really. If I want something more precise, then I'll check out each of the splinters (e.g off topic or a specific game) and look there.

Whatever is on the main page. I haven't been foruming much recently, but I was never one to go deep into them anyway.

Considering the amount of spam threads that are created you don't want that.

Depends how interesting the topic is for me. If it's something about how females are done so wrong, then I'm not even going pass the first page.

@corruptedevil: I see a lot of the spam threads anyway and if the mods had something like this they'd be able to spot them the moment they are created.

Read the first page, jump to the last page, work backwards from there.