Hi Jim, yes, that's one way to do it.
Also, when looking at the forums listings, you'll notice some are bold font and others aren't. The ones that are bold have unread (by you) posts and I believe the site will take you to the first unread post when you click on them. Once we start to have threads with multiple pages, I think you'll see a link to go to the last page but don't hold me to that.
Thanks for posting the follow up to your first post.