_Forums get out of hand as posters get out of hand responding to other posters instead of you(the OP) for founding the topic.
_As for OP, if you like the thread it to be objective, just report posters who derail the thread and/or troll others who express their legitimate opinions and suggestions.

I like how on the lodestone you can start your own blog and people can either reply or follow the blog or start their own. Forums get either bumped up or they fade into nothingness once it gets too old.