Several times I have started reading a thread and had a hard time making heads or tails of what I was reading and had to read far enough into it to come upon a post from a mod saying that the thread had been split off from some other thread for one reason or another. This can lead to a lot of confusion because the posts prior to that have no context.

So, might make the recommendation to the mods that when you split a thread, edit the first post in the new thread and add a line at the very top that says:

"Thread split from <link to original thread>"

I made this recommendation in the thread that is the most recent example, but figured I should post it here explicitly so that others can see it and comment on it (plus to make sure that the mods see it).

 

Posting it here was the right idea.

You are correct, it is a valid point. Personally, I will assume this practice.

 

Scratch that. I do.