"On the subsubject (that ought to be a word, no?) of the thread: I think the proper use of thread invective should be to sharpen the focus on the subj."
"My not so humble suggestion is: only use invective if you can bring it back to the subj."
"There's no rush, for we, your loyal subj - er, fans, have the patience of, if no Job, at least of a crouching pussycat, waiting at a mouse hole."