If someone has something new to say in a top-level post, they can say it; I would guess someone will make such a post in the next month or two. I don’t think any top-down action is necessary, beyond people’s natural interest in discussion.
Also—I would hardly call a post “hidden” if it has accrued 900 comments. It’s been in “recently commented” almost the entire time since its posting, it was on the front page for several days, before naturally falling off due to lower karma + passage of time.
Personally, I think it’s good that people are starting to talk about other things. I don’t find this interesting enough to occupy weeks of community attention.
If someone has something new to say in a top-level post, they can say it; I would guess someone will make such a post in the next month or two. I don’t think any top-down action is necessary, beyond people’s natural interest in discussion.
Also—I would hardly call a post “hidden” if it has accrued 900 comments. It’s been in “recently commented” almost the entire time since its posting, it was on the front page for several days, before naturally falling off due to lower karma + passage of time.
Personally, I think it’s good that people are starting to talk about other things. I don’t find this interesting enough to occupy weeks of community attention.