When/what should we post in an Oleg Update thread, and when/what we shouldn't

[Triggaaar]

Most of the latest update thread has been polluted by forum members (inc me) discussing what we should and shouldn't say in those threads.

There are experienced members who have seen all the updates, know what questions have been asked before, know IL2 well, and have a good understanding for what is achievable in a modern PC and what is WIP etc. There are also newer members who haven't seen all the updates, don't know what questions have been asked before, and don't have as good an understanding of the technical limitations of our PCs etc.

This leads to repeat questions, and questions that don't always give the respect the developers deserve (as many of us know how good these developers are, and that basic questions could be seen as insulting). These questions then lead to complaints from some members about the appropriateness of the questions, disagreement about whether it's right that any member appoint themselves as Oleg's moderator etc, and then a plea from Oleg that all the forum members stop bickering (which is obviously a bit embarrassing). Despite this plea, we’ve gone on to discuss what we should and shouldn’t write in the update threads, and when I found myself typing another response to the argument (taking the thread further OT), I thought maybe we should discuss it all in a separate thread.
So if you want to discuss the way we ask questions, and what we should and shouldn’t say in an update thread (or if, like engarde, you think that “every Maddox post should be locked”), perhaps you can discuss it here.