A quick search showed me at least 18 new posts the last hour...

@Gusman So around 10 then. Haven't checked the searches for this hour, but that seems at least more reasonable. Still, if the traffic is similar to about 40 minutes ago when I originally posted mine then that would still be close to half of them hidden.

Still better than 2, but a good chunk missing still.

@PirateMonkeyCabinet The reason I will not be renewing my VIP.
Admin are not listening to the members. No one is okay with the way it is now.

@Gusman Aye, I've tried telling them, other people have tried telling them, but they just don't seem to understand how it affects some of us.

I do have to wonder though if that secret user reputation score system they have running in the background is also plugged directly into the feed. Like the lower your reputation is, the fewer posts it will show in your feed. Could potentially be an effective way to make unwanted users leave on their own as they'll just think the site has become less active, instead of them or other users throwing a big fuzz about suspensions/bans. Honestly wouldn't put it past them anymore after some of the stuff I've seen.

That might also explain why I get less in my feed as I have a feeling my reputation score may have tanked from apparently upsetting the admins in announcement posts.

@PirateMonkeyCabinet I would have thought they would "look after" VIP's who contribute to their wages.
My feed is all over the place and I have had enough of it.
Even with my customised feed set at Time Posted it is a shemozzle

@Gusman Certainly doesn't seem that way. Admittedly, I get the feeling their income from this page is relatively low (relatively low member count, relatively low VIP adoption rate). Of course, I don't have stats to back that up, just my gut feeling.

I stopped my VIP a good while back, and now honestly regret that I supported them with my money. I think it's nice to support developers who to a good job and pay a bit even though the base service is free... the keyphrase here being "good job". Site had potential and it seemed like they were trying to make something good, but clearly I was wrong.

But yeah, your customized feed settings are effectively treated as suggestions. I don't know exactly what you'd want of your feed, but it is 100% impossible in the current state of the site to get my feed the way I want it. It could have been possible, but they have chosen not to allow that.