Well, it's not
/OT very obviously does operate as a separate entity to QOTW, as exemplified by the fact that most of us very rarely write QOTW entries. Saying something is stupid doesn't make it so.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:23, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Saying "Are you a QOTWer?
Do you want to start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW?" does though.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:27, Reply)

This goes back to your original argument
Knowing the written description does not make you au fait with the practices. Everyone gets the piss taken out of them on /OT, and repeatedly starting self-aggrandising threads and then not bothering to reply to them, until today, was never going to endear you to those who populate it.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 23 Aug 2011, 16:33, Reply)