I (and some other) will follow the direction of the Admin Moderators and Jim Robinson.
Please note that they see differences between someone like Malkin and others.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2594949/posts?page=15#15
I'll ping him as he should be aware you did that.
I think there is something in the directions about thread hijcaking. Or maybe just common courtesy.