It frequently isn't on the first page, and since it's not stickied it's very easy to overlook even when it is. Plus as I said, the discussion threads themselves are very long, so expecting people to read each one before posting anything about any given thread is unreasonable regardless of the ease of access. Heck, some of us don't even read the discussion threads while they're current because of the sizes they quickly reach - I largely don't.
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