I agree with you. All other forums like this that I participate in have reply alerts. Not having that here is why this forum is near the bottom of my list.
Read above, it does have the function... You just have to enable it...
Email and PMs are not desirable options to me. It's reply alert or nothing for me.
So it's not they 'don't have it', it's that you don't care for the options available to you.
There is a marked difference between the two.
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -- James Madison