BTW, I personally don't like the method. I think it should be used most sparingly. I would have preferred that Lyndon Ashmore had created and run his own message through the "Proposed New Topics" procedure.
Just let's be careful not to blame Lyndon for this. It is normal for threads to diverge, and he was simply responding to my earlier claim (in
Message 105 that tired light was dead in the water. He's a new user, with a first post of considerable interest and also relevant to the message he followed. I don't think he did anything wrong. Admins can come in to help users keep threads focussed, and facilitate new threads as needed; but there is no warrant in this instance to chastise anyone; the new thread should be seen as a compliment and the role of admins should be seen as support and help for users.
Comments on how to spawn a thread if required are off topic for this thread. I am posting here because I think it only fair to have this defence in public.
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