Are you sure?
The start a new thread button is open to anyone. Frink does not own off topic. He is not a moderator. Therefore the position that you need to get his permission to start a new thread (and by extension The New Thread Thread) is ridiculous.
He is the know all, see all, say all, and be all that all members are required to emulate or be tossed down like the dumb dirt they are … he treats some members like this all the time already.
Have fun.