I'm also for starting a new thread, RTM said he was open for it, so let's make a new thread, but let's ask Rob to do it.
But I believe rob is not reading this thread: posting on CCT now.
RTM and Rob both stated previously they don't want to have an empty thread, because of our history and visibility of it.
Alas, a new thread could be made, in order to point to the page at which Proof-of-Research has started.