Ah. Makes sense. I solved the problem by making my VBF link go straight into my CP. To each their own.

Another alternative would be to add a "subscriptions" line underneath the PM notice at the top right. At least then, if I'm off spellunking through a forum, and there's a reply to a thread, I'll find it soon.

I suspect all of these changes though would have to be vBulletin it self, and not something that could be easily implemented outside of the norm.

-tg