Moderating: Good rule of thumb, if you start your post with No intention of hijacking, you probably are. Please don’t do this again, ask in another thread instead.
To create a linked thread, do this:
Click Reply, in the upper left corner of the reply window is the reply type button, looks like a curving arrow point to the right.
Choose Reply as linked topic and it starts a new thread. As an example, you can choose GD, IMHO or The Pit for it.
That is actually the best method.