Okay, let's make this very simple...
At the bottom of the page there is a section entitled, "Post a Reply". When the page loads, that text area gets the focus. Not the top of the page. This isn't an issue of how to order posts. It's an issue of how the page loads in MS IE. If you are not a developer, then I understand why you don't get what I'm saying; and that's fine. All I'm saying is the user (me, and others) is taken to the very bottom of the page, not to the top. I have to scroll all the way up to the top of a long thread (actually, any thread) to get to the top of the page (the first post).
Thanks,
Bruce