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apt42 - you can always click "Start" at the top. This will take you back to the beginning page of the forums.
FYI - "Homepage" takes you to the homepage of the whole site.
Hope this helps,
Jason
Not a dumb question at all! Actually, I find that sometimes my computer does what you're experiencing, and sometimes it shows the main screen side by side with the particular message I'm viewing. I'm not sure how to specify that side by side look - computer seems to have a mind of its own.
Anyway, my suggestion is to save the main page as a favourite. That way you can go into favourites and easily get back to the main page if you want to.