http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=475530&page=2&pp=50
I wish there was an easy way to show how many people have entered…
8 more
About the only way I can think of would be to allow game posts only in the thread, and have a separate thread for comments, like the Party Quirks games. That way, people could tell by the thread post count whether there was still room.
Dunno if that’s worth the extra work for the hamsters. Also, we can’t seem to get people to abide by the extraordinarily SIMPLE format rules, so this might be a no-go anyway.
You noticed that, too? 
Besides, I kind of like the non-game commentary posts. IMO it makes things more fun.
I’m on it.
5 more needed. I like the commentary posts, too. They are immediate - a separate thread would be too cumbersome, IMO. But people get burned trying to play when there’s like 65 posts…
What do you mean, tdn?
I mean that 4 more are needed. I just posted.
Oh! Good!
We’re done, thanks!