It's alright. You said once that I'm always derailing my own threads as it is
, so as long as the discussions are hopefully interesting, considerate, and maybe even entertaining, I can't see a reason to mess with the method.
There's always such a fine line to walk when writing a thread.
If you give too much of an example, I know that the example itself will get the most attention (rather than the question behind the example.) I get caught up in that sometimes as well.
But I've also seen very good thread ideas fall between the cracks simply because a question was simply asked, and there was little to no additional information. This too usually leads posters into answering everything but what is really being asked.
These days, I figure I've kind of found a thread-writing "formula" that I've become familiar with and generally stick to.
If nothing else, I always tell myself that it doesn't hurt to try, so I just see how it goes and take what I learn from each thread to build upon when writing the next. I always have the hope that at the very least generate, it will help people get to know each other and generate some positive conversation.