"Most recent posts" problem?

I've been noticing that postings in my two group forums, The Seniors Club and Old Farts, do not make it into the general "Most recent posts" list. Also, you can't search for them in the general "Search the Forums" window. I thought maybe that was by design, and that the groups forums were intentionally separated from the other forums.

But then I noticed that postings aren't making it into the "Most recent posts" list that shows within those groups' forums, either. (Actually, one of mine did recently, but only that one.) And even the "Search the Forums" window that is within those groups' forums doesn't work for them. In fact, Old Farts shows as having zero comments in a thread entitled "Chess in the Old Days," even though it actually has four comments going back five months.

I also wonder if the notification features work in these groups' forums. I haven't gotten one yet, but it looks like I may be the only one still posting. Postings in these forums don't show up when you try to track them by clicking on "Topics I Have Posted In" or "Topics I am Tracking," either.

This all makes it difficult to get a thread going in those groups' forums. 

Hey is 51 old enough for the old farts club? .. I'm looking for good hide out where nobody can find me. lol