Zeuspaul -
First, I have to say I don't understand what you mean about "off-topic posts," still less about providing SI members with a "methodology" for making them. What does a checkbox have to do with off-topic posts???
I am not sure I understand the indexing idea, either. No, I should say I understand it; and, in itself it makes a lot of sense. What I don't understand is how SI can help maintain it. In order to maintain an index like that, somebody has to read through each post, and decide how/where to classify it. Maybe on the Dream Machine thread you all stick to the point, and always say something worth remembering. But I can't think of any other thread of which that is true. You're not expecting anyone on the SI staff to do that, right? You are thinking of some kind of technical/logistical assistance, right?
Why not just store the index in a Dream Machine Clubhouse? (The Grammar Thread archives "anthologies" of important posts on specific topics in its Clubhouse. The anthologies are much, much less comprehensive than an Index would be, but still, it's a similar idea.)
jbe
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