Another recent example is this thread LYR ADD Thing Again Dick Gaughan.

The words to the song were posted. A discussion on the political background to the song took place. Some questions were posed. The author of the song popped it and answered them. Including the correct way to say his name (though he did say he could be completely wrong on that one).

I wonder how many people missed that thread (and others) because they do not generally look in the LYR ADD/REQ titled threads? Their loss I agree but I would suggest that this thread might have been an exception rather than the rule? Maybe we could all try and make them all like that?

It is mainly a question of encouraging folk to first open the thread, once it has over about 30 contributions, its attraction to some, at least initially, is to see what everybody else is finding so interesting.

It is all a question of packaging. If you want to get people to look in the thread, putting SEX in the title works but not as well as a title like Please Ignore. A thread called the Blind Willie McTell Sewing Circle also works well.