Actually (if I may) there is a practical reason for sticking to the topic. Quite apart from the generally recognized etiquette to respect another's reason for starting the thread, newcomers shouldn't have to read through several pages of inane look-at-me-again-posts to collect the pertinent information. Even when the thread starter is magnanimous and says "it's all right if you put your muddy boots up on my maghogany coffee table", we all know it isn't the polite thing to do when we come for a visit.
Also, though I am not going to go looking for verse and chapter there is somewhere in the FAQs and/or guidelines (probably under an "Etiquette" heading or "staying civil" or suchlike) an admonition to stick to the topic.
Catherine, thank you for your welcoming words. I am looking into it more closely.
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