Some posts that were made had been scrolled out of the Latest Forum Posts because of the increased amount of posting.  There is a solution that everyone should keep in mind.  If by looking at the dates and times of the posts it seems obvious that alot of posts had been made in a short period of time, then you should use the Active Topics link at the top of the screen.  You can adjust the timescale from the last time you logged in, or you can set it to posts made in the last 8 hours, or several days.