the former is necessary. It's not because it does the opposite of what you want. Write good comments, downvote or flag the bad ones, email the mods about egreg

the former is necessary. It's not because it does the opposite of what you want. Write good comments, downvote or flag the bad ones, email the mods about egregious stuff. Inveighing against the snapshot state of the thread almost always ends up wrong (it's pretty much already wrong about this thread) and generates noise of its own which works directly against your intended goal - people showcasing their work and getting feedback about it.