When the original topic of a thread gets hijacked - like MikeH's cable thread .... it's all part of forum life and can be fun, but how much should the mods tolerate it and even encourage it? (Yeah, I know the mods are usually the worst culprits! ).
Any thoughts?
I must admit that AoS is the worst I have come across for this. TBH it's all a bit 'in crowd' for me, and may even put newbies off altogether. It can be a bit hard on the originator of the thread as well.
Or maybe I'm just a boring old fart.