I agree. It's confusing as h.
It's even more confusing when you consider that the same forums can appear under various paths according to which "brand" you start from. But then if you follow a link within one of the posts, you can find yourself under a different "brand" with a different banner at the top of the page.
For example, this thread can be found as
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/suggest/thread/c13574ee-7c28-4447-9a72-3876ae1539e2,
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/suggest/thread/c13574ee-7c28-4447-9a72-3876ae1539e2, and several other addresses including msdn.