[data_hope]

The best discussions are usually marked off topic or 'no good fit" or "not of use for future readers"

[wst_]

And that's OK because discussions tend to lean in different direction, very often, and before you know it you are talking about something completely different. If you are sticking to the topic and have something really important to add, don't worry, moderators won't get in the way.

[alanbernstein]

Yea - that's my biggest beef with SO currently, what I thought OP would say when I asked him.