It used to be that the originator of the thread was the only one who was allowed to change the topic during the thread. I guess we would need to hear from Admin if that is still true or not.
Sometimes others wish to speak to something said that wasn't the original intent, and then I think we are supposed to use OT or say off topic...and hope it flies ok with the originator? Others who see OT should follow suit and then get back onto topic, or not follow the OT path at all, imo.