[kendo65]

I'd be in favour of Klem's suggestion. Suggested something similar over a year ago - a tightly moderated official update thread with only comments/questions specifically related to the announcement, along with a separate 'Discussion / thrashing' thread where people can indulge themselves in the usual 'debate' over what it all means.

Can foresee difficulty for the mods in enforcing the line - people can get pretty slippery and/or aggrieved. I also doubt whether people have the necessary discipline or patience to make it work.

Which is a good place to say sorry for my own little outburst in the update thread. Not averse to the red mists at times. Feel pretty stupid afterwards though. Silly to let it get to me like that, but could not believe the reaction to what I thought was a decent update.