Martin
Just subscribe to the syndicate section, you will get notifications for all posts in that board this way, going forward each post should have a big label with a pier identifier on them so you know what pier is being discussed :)
We decided to combine the syndicate area to encourage cross syndicate chat and advice, plus this allows non syndicate members to ask questions and chip in with comments
We are simply trying to grow the forum and make it more accessible to all :)
Steve