There is a growing trend towards mega-threads relating to parks which we want to address to try and curb.
Threads should wherever possible be devoted to a single project/topic/debate/discussion. All-encompassing threads like "<Theme Park Name> Updates" really become unmanageable after a while. Ideally we'll like to see the current crop of these threads slowly become replaced.
Though it's a fairly easy way to share thoughts, content or information, they're really not a useful way to function long-term and makes it really hard for anyone who doesn't follow the forums on a regular basis, which is the vast majority of the Parkz audience.
Threads will always veer off-course from time to time. This is fine. If it veers too much off the original topic we'll split it off into its own thread.
As a really simple set of guidelines:
Don't be afraid to start a new topic.
Don't chastise others for starting a new topic... if it's a duplicate just let us know.
If it hasn't been talked about before and isn't related to what's already being discussed it should be in its own topic, even if it's a fairly minor thing.
Tag the new topic with the park's name and anything else relevant, which gives great sorting/filtering abilities.
If it's really minor, or just a funny observation or side comment then sure, post it in an existing topic relating to that park/ride/etc. Else the Chit Chat forum is the place for unrelated ‘nonsense’.
Don't start an open-ended or vague topic like "<Theme Park Name> Updates".
When construction ends on a project, and you wish to share a review, thoughts etc., start a new topic for this purpose.
At the end of the day, even if it's a somewhat boring topic ("Sea World replacing a foot bridge!"), it makes more sense to have it off in a thread of its own that only gets a few posts, rather than mixed in with half a dozen other concurrent topics in one mega-thread.