that shouldn't stop....

Exactly. Problem arises only when another topic suddenly zooms off into the obscure reaches of one-legged penguin-fanciers etc! I only have a problem with topics that I know will bore me if they are flagged as continuation of something else entirely - I feel about most sports topics like some feel about politics and religion


and FWIW, quoting AsP:

Might be better if we confined said discussion here, folks (speaking from experience )

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