Why are burrs so malleable?

[Mark Reich]

Excellent! It is Great to know it's not hard to break a thread into separate subjects, because it's so common to have a thread make sharp turn.

I realize that most of the time these sudden digressions are not intended to break away from the original topic, and it's just for some simple clarification.

Other times, a great question can totally change the course of a thread. That's when it becomes problematic for me to find the new subject, hidden within an unrelated topic.

IMHO, that's why searches become useless on other forums. If can manage to nip this in the bud, and make it easy to snip a topic into a new thread, maybe we can avoid this pitfall.

At the same time, I fully realize a couple things- First, it's probably the "moderator's" job, and second, we can't get trigger happy on making that kind of decision.

Also, I totally understand that it's difficult to impossible to realize when a simple question will lead to a change of direction. It's totally normal to ask a pretty relevant question without starting a new thread so this won't be easy, but I believe it will make a unique, easily digestible forum. I'm asking for help in making these decisions.

Thank you, Gentlemen!