Yeah, the IRC count has a certain degree of lag to it depending on the performance of blitzed.org's servers. The usual lag is something from 10-15mins. In time i'll find a way to connect directly to the bot to eliminate this problem, but its a low priority atm...
Oh, and 'New Posts:' *IS* linked to the page showing new posts/threads! Its a hyperlink - click on it and see!
