I honestly can't see what all the fuss is about. Ok there may be a lot of challenge threads but most can be identified before you open them and if you don't want to look at them - well just skip past onto the next thread. I think that by putting a separate thread just for challenges seems to be discriminatory (maybe too strong a word but I can't think of another atm). If the majority do vote for a separate thread then I think going with a 'show and tell' for everyone as suggested before would be the fairest. I'm not a blogger but I do like making individual comments to the folks who show their cards whether on their blogs or on our forum. I think they all do us a great service, new ideas, inspiration etc. If it was on one thread I think it would be impersonal - as I must say i think the hug thread is (sorry just my opinion).
Dee x