new posts block

In both the Sidebar box and in the Forum listing of the New Posts, when I click on a thread to go view it, I am taken to the bottom post in that thread. Everyone in the forum wants to go to the top Post, the originating post so they can see the New Post (Thread) first. Is there a way to get it...

It would be very useful to have the new posts sidebar block refresh, so that users do not need to refresh the page to see what's new. Not only is this useful, it also gives a interactive and modern feel on the main forum index.