I don't have a complaint with breaking up megathreads into smaller threads, but I was under the impression it was a flat-out "no megathreads" policy. I'm glad there's some flexibility there.
Having said that, you picked a fine time to lock that thread! Most of the series that people are following are more than half over by now. Like, Mirai Nikki - which a lot of people are following and were actively discussing in the general thread - has like, nine episodes left in a 26 ep series. No one is going to start a thread on that now, so yeah, conversation about that series is effectively killed.
On the other hand, we have BRS (eight eps) and Mouretsu Pirates (six episodes into a 26 ep series), plus a new thread on manga started, so it's not the end of the world. I just think the general thread could have been allowed to run its course until the end of the season first, but hey. It's not the end of the world, and it's not like you didn't make the "no megathreads" policy a matter of public knowledge.
Consider the point taken.