More severe moderation in update threads?

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by kendo65

The previous post talks about something similar, but thought I'd repost an idea that came up a few months back:

The idea is for a second supplementary discussion thread running every week alongside the official update thread.

The official Oleg update thread would allow ONLY: our reactions to what Oleg has posted, and questions to Oleg about what we see that week.

The shadow thread would include EVERYTHING else: speculation, discussion, questions to Oleg that weren't related directly to that week's update,.

This way we all get to comment on whatever we want, but the main thread is kept clear for the developers (and the impatient) to read. Those who want to ignore all the speculative stuff can avoid it.

Reading back on that now, I can see that it could be unwieldy to implement and enforce. Maybe too restrictive? Would be great if everyone played ball, but we already know from current experience that (some) people aren't good at following instructions.

A second thread would only force Oleg to monitor and reply in each thread, time he does not have. The answer I think is for, the few members who abuse each week to ...knock it off!