[Edi]

If somebody feels up to writing a shortlist of known issues, then we could use that as the basis for a second bug thread. If we keep the bug threads limited to around 20 pages at a stretch before locking and making new ones, they would stay usable.

This would also require that moderators actively monitor the thread and summarily delete EVERYTHING that is not an actual bug report. Discussion about the bug in question? Delete. Typo reports? Delete. General commentary? Delete. Feature wishes? Delete. Complaints about issue xyz? Delete. Ruthlessly axe anything and everything that is even slightly off topic. And if any user here doesn't like that, why, he or she is perfectly welcome to bugger off at the earliest convenience.

If people want wider discussion of any given problem, then they can damn well post a separate thread and take their analysis, comments, complaints and wishlists there. A link to the separate thread can always be put into the actual bug report post in the bug thread.

That way the bug thread stays clear and concise and serves a useful function.

Edi