I haven’t checked, either. I remember some talk about fixing it some months ago, but don’t know if it is indeed fixed because I have very slow internet and bandwidth caps.
Aside from that, I don’t think there’s really any way to “improve” the “Play Raw” threads. They are sort of free-form and people pitch in with what they want. It seems to be that any discussion is discouraged, though. I’d like to see more back and forth, like “why did you go this way instead of that?” But if you start expecting that, then maybe fewer people will participate, so…the play raw threads are probably a “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” sort of thing.