I think the main problem with the Jodi thread is that's it is like a twitter thread. It moves as fast as twitter. Plus, the conversation gets off topic like twitter.
I've re-read several old threads on here and the one thing that is very clear-it's not cool to make a thread a chat thread. There are so many post per hour-that it is almost impossible to keep up with.
One good example that I will give somebody if they want to see- Go back 10 pages in the thread. Make note of every post and user that posts. What you will see is a lot of post repeat the same information. (that proves that NOBODY is reading back in threads when there are multiple repeat posts) Bob may post a very good link of an article, but over the coarse of the day, at least 10 other people will post the link like they just found it. Then there are 10 more post quoting that article saying "thanks"- Personally, when somebody posts great information....I just rep them and say thanks in their reps.
Another example- There are some people that post many, many times-pretty much right in a row. I realize some may have a hard time working the quote system, but really, if people are going to join a forum, they should take time to find out how to do things on the forum.
I know some think the old timers on here are being hard on the Jodi people. Well, that's not exactly true. If you read some of the other "hot" topics on here, you will see sometimes even the old timers get in trouble for acting crazy sometimes.
I actually think the owner/admin/mods/old timers have been very lenient and nice about the Jodi thread. I'm not trying to kiss ass, but just read any other thread. They have all bent over backwards to be accommodating to all the new people in the Jodi thread.
I would encourage anyone that is new....explore this site. There are some very good threads on here. For real, there is like a thread for everything. BTW, I think there are some wonderful posters in the Jodi thread. Thankfully, I've seen some have ventured out in other threads. If you only post in the Jodi thread, it's really hard to see what you are like if you are mixed in with crazy.
Just my 2 cents as a newbie myself.