I agree that staff combing of threads has gone down lately. I haven't got the power to do anything myself, but I'll see if I can ask the rest of the staff about a few trouble spots.
In the meantime, though, I'd like to say that the rules of TRF posting ettiquete should be followed - all out of character posts should be in here. All of 'em. No busting into other people's threads uninvited if they don't have an open thread, and no peeing in the pool. Just some simple rules to keep things neat and tidy, right?