How much input does/should the OP have in controlling a thread?

[DrDeth]

@Esprise_Me

Hmmmm. I kinda feel like others besides the OP should maybe also be able to ask folks to stay on track? Sometimes I start reading an interesting thread, and I think I have something to add that hasn’t been said before, but it’s already veered so far off-topic I feel weird about just responding to the OP. If I saw that someone was still interested in the OP’s topic, I might be more willing to jump in late.

The rules are not solid here. Usually one polite request is OK, especially in conjunction with a post. But AFAIK, the Mods have not made this clear. Or maybe they have and I dont remember.

Mods?