These transcripts are handy if you missed the session and want to see what happened. Just as important, if you attended the session reviewing the transcript will give you a chance to notice interesting ideas and connections that you may have missed in the heat of the moment. Some tips on reading transcripts can help.
Transcripts are a different kind of writing.
What you're reading is first draft, first-try typing. Don't be alarmed. Just remember you're reading an unrevised, unpolished first draft. Transcripts are multi-threaded. MOO discussions are more like oral discussions than written texts.