For an example of a REALLY long thread see [
ngdiscussion.net]
et seq
It was gradually added to over many months by several posters, including some of the "regulars" on this forum. Although it drifted a bit as readers were reminded of associated experiences, it managed to stay more-or-less on track by
: 1) starting each new "chapter" as a reply to the root post, and 2) changing the subject lines of these "chapters" to reflect the change in focus as the story unfolded.
BTW, the primary subjects were two Standard Gauge steam locomotives, and since the posting of this thread began & ended well before Don Richter's unfortunate passing at a very young age IMHO it is safe to assume that he could easily have removed it from the NGDF if he thought its subject matter was 'out of bounds'.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender