The rats are hunkering down. Would you mind sending that information to Liestoppers or Durham in Wonderland? CTV should be properly shamed for such behavior.
I was thinking in terms of managing all the information in these threads. In effect you could create files dedicated to a particular aspect of the case. For example, a thread could be dedicated to the timeline, with a set of links etc.
That way, if someone brings up a reference you are not familiar with, you could just point them to the "Time Line" thread.
I would think there would not be much activity on these threads, save to add newly discovered information with a link to the source.
And best of all, it wouldn't put a damper on the free wheeling nature of these 800+ post threads, but it might help organize the information that comes from them.