What tends to happen is that if a thread is getting long and still going wrong, someone starts up a "part II". with links between the two parts. (And for how to make those links, see the FAQ - it's very easy.)

I often enjoy the way threads move away from the original topic - this sometimes leads to a new thread about the new topic, or a new thread about the old topic, while the original thread drifts away down the new route. (When I like it, I call it "thread drift", when I don't it's "thread creep".When it's really abrupt and jarring "thread lurch".)

Sensible suggestions on your part dickie, and welcome. Get registered and shed the GUEST prefix, and gain the use of all the myriad facilities of the site.