If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
If continuing the discussion becomes impractical, that means you win at open threads; a celebratory top-level post on the topic is traditional.
I'm not unsympathetic.
Compare and contrast my(September 7th, 2011) approach to yours(September 7th, 2011), I guess.
Where 'this soon' means the end.
ADBOC, it didn't have to be.
It is an open thread comment by yourself that could have been a discussion post!
It sort of soon became one.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
If continuing the discussion becomes impractical, that means you win at open threads; a celebratory top-level post on the topic is traditional.