I've deleted all reference to the topic so that it doesn't breach any rules of discussion. But I expect I've still probably committed a crime of some sort because this response isn't timely either. I'm not trying to jam anything into your head. You don't HAVE to read it. Nothing's going to get jammed anywhere if you don't look.
At the time I posted, the topic wasn't OVER hours ago, it had been DISCUSSED hours ago - & I even acknowledged that. Not all of us can post when the discussions are live. Some of us have jobs. Some have kids. Some live in other timezones. Some live in completely different hemispheres. There were over 20 posts about a burp in 2 or 3 pages at around the time I posted. In around 40?pgs, I posted twice on the subject you've deemed "never to be mentioned again". 2 posts is hardly jacking the thread.
I might be out by one or two posts, but I'm fairly sure the most I've ever posted on a single discussion point on a given day is 4 posts. That's really not excessive in this thread & it's pretty normal for most in MDS. If anything, my count is below average for this thread - & unlike many here, this isn't the only one I post in. I could understand completely if you complained I was being snarky. Because I was. & that's not the way I like to treat people. So having read my own words a day later? I apologise to everyone here, because that first one was a shitty way to speak to you all & I wish I'd worded it very differently.
But your complaint wasn't the entirely valid argument that I was being a complete shit, it was that I was untimely? You don't seem to have a problem with the timeliness of posts you agree with? But maybe I'm being unfair. Maybe I somehow overlooked your other timeliness complaints. If you feel it's a pressing issue perhaps you could suggest Mike ban members from any timezone other than yours, & have anyone remaining warned that thread bumping has now been reduced to hours (or minutes for topics that REALLY annoy you, like most of mine) rather than days. That might help minimise these irritations for you.
If it's any consolation, this thread is probably about to slow back down to a normal growth rate & when that happens conversations will take place over DAYS - like they do in every other thread here. Timeliness measured in hours shouldn't be much of an issue & I'm sure we'll all be the happier for it.

ETA there is no hidden message in the pig. He was just really, really cute.