What is inevitable on this board is that people need a place to interact and vent and be funny. Having that outlet in one thread we, the mods, prefer to give it some head and not be as strict on off topic stuff. Just makes other threads cleaner and easier to manage whilst maintaining a place for ongoing interaction on a topic even when that topic is a little flat.
We're always open minded to better suggestions.
People who use the board less frequently may find this 'frustrating' as they only want to seen meaningful content. But we're not just about content - we're a community and the community needs a place to just be social with each other.
When something happens this thread will be on-topic like every other thread - bank it.