One of us, (Ralph?) asked Calpig point blank over at Discussionist, "why is it you're always first to post a response?" She said she spent a lot of time online.
I see our good friend dane has asked this question, too.
Actually, it's very easy, and anyone can do it here too.
Near the bottom of the home page is the "Info Center," which includes the seven most-recent posts, which are listed as soon as they're posted (although one has to "refresh" the page).
There's something similar on Skins's island, but I disremember
exactly what it's called, that lists the most-recent posts.
CaliforniaPeggy probably sits on that page, and "refreshes" it every few seconds or minutes.