It's always been a bit that way - I mean a combination of topics - relevant and irrelevant - so what else is new?  

You don't have to join the hat club (consider V8 - which is a decent position, too), and seems that we will likely get back on topic, especially once the BTC price starts moving up and the shills come in to tell us that other coins are better.. .blah blah blah.. you know the drill?

And where else you gonna go?  Is there some other largely bitcoin maximalist thread that does not get crossed referenced here as long as that thread lasts (which is not going to come close to the longevity of this thread)?