<p><strong>To summarize:</strong> the thread in question began life as a statement followed by three separate answers.  In response to comments here, it has been converted into a question plus one answer divided into three clear sections.</p>

<p>The initial issue was that threads on SE need to maintain the standard question-answer format, even when they are used as a blog-like medium of exposition.  That issue is independent of the CW status.  It seems to me that the OP is correct in suggesting that his thread be given CW status, because he maintains that there are likely many useful answers, not limited to the three he has already provided, and that he hopes the thread can (over time) become a compendium of related solutions.</p>
