>I wonder, this thread has become way too long and is currently dealing with its 20th off-topic issue. Shouldn't we start a new one about this issue?

No. This is still not the longest thread in history of UT, and probably not the best case of thread drift. I also think that moving to a new thread works if done right away, within the first dozen messages in one direction of a drift. If done later, they both keep their separate lives, and further zigzag in unpredictable directions.