Having the dedicated threads for topics was a good idea, but it was like herding cats to get anons to post the actual info in them, as opposed to posting the result in the general and then linking it in the dedicated topic thread. A little frustrating.
The topic threads seemed to be such a good idea because
a) no "leader"
b) thread named for the topic (easily found)
c) thread named also easily found in archives
d) good info in thread usable for memes/infographics
e) see what's there what still needed to be found/explored
Organization without top-down anything/self-doxing, mostly tidy, concentration of research dig results in one place per topic.
JMHO