@codinghorror wrote:
But it is not remotely on topic here. That is like arguing that any random digression should be allowed, "because threads". To be honest the only reason I didn't flag it as off topic is because it is sort of a "have you stopped beating your wife yet" in that I am definitely not a fan of even sarcastic cartoon parody abuse of female avatars.
To argue that nothing is ever possibly off topic "because threads" is a community discussion anti pattern in and of itself.
There is always "reply as linked topic" in the right gutter; it is there for precisely this reason.