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Veering off-topic and hijacking threads
Posted: 2002-10-27 12:01am
by haas mark
Why do we do it? Any answers? It seems that many times we "hijack" threads, but don't know that we do it until we look at the topic name and see what's going on in the thread...I've done this a couple of time (apology) and am not proud of it, but am wondering why we do this. Does anyone have any ideas?
Posted: 2002-10-27 12:06am
by Raxmei
It's a common occurrence on usenet. It's hard to stay on one conversation track when a new interest comes up. It's a bit more of a nuisance here because you need a moderator to diverge the topics manually.
Posted: 2002-10-27 03:19am
by Bob McDob
Yes, because obviously this is the only place topic drift happens anywhere!
Posted: 2002-10-27 03:22am
by Evil Sadistic Bastard
I really hate to do that. I don't want to screw somebody else up.
Yet it happens.
Ah well.
Posted: 2002-10-27 03:29pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
Veering off-topic is graduall changing the subject, but it can happen in as few as 3 replies. Hijacking is when one person intentionally changes to topic to express their own views. I'm sure some of our trolls did this.
Posted: 2002-10-27 03:33pm
by Kuja
Azeron did.
When you post something that doesn't answer the OPs question, you KNOW it doesn't, and it's just there to provoke a reaction, it is hijacking. That's what mods are for.
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:04pm
by aerius
Ahhhhh!! The killer kittens are coming!! We're all gonna die!!!
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:15pm
by Kuja
Thank you for a perfect example, Aerius.
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:19pm
by aerius
You're welcome, and now on a completely unrelated topic...
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:36pm
by Kuja
Did anyone see Cowboy Bebop last night?
I love Ein!
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:39pm
by Soontir C'boath
Perhaps something relates to the subject or none whatsever and the poster has that urge to let it out.
Cyaround,
Jason
Posted: 2002-10-27 05:44pm
by Kuja
That's what the HoS and Test forums are for.