Yeah, hm, well, see, sometimes it's convenient to use the forums for idle/directionless chat, but other times it can get out of hand. This leaves me wondering whether I should leave a thread because it's harmless or lock it because it could get messy.
Either way, if it comes to a situation like this, I recommend you guys raid an IRC channel (if you know how to do that), or find a common IM and chat over there- it's much more efficient and probably more productive!