Sorry didn't see this was a Great Debate.
I think my solution to this helps some -- every few posts a participant should run a banner within the post stating this is a GD thread, as people are always blundering in, not noticing it's a GD, reading the material and feeling like answering it.
Like this:
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GREAT DEBATE THREAD * MINI DITKA AND PHAT ONLY ===============================================
This message has been edited by Faith, 01-02-2006 03:24 PM