Hijacking

Dionysus · #1 06-25-2003, 04:25 AM

Conversations naturally take twists and turns and on message boards it is not the exception. But there is a fine line between going from blue to green and going from WHITE to BLACK.

I don't see small hijacks and posts mildly deviating from the OT as a problem. Hypothetical-but if the thread is about relationships and someone suddenly posts about cars and the thread goes on about cars several pages long, that is just disrespectful-to the original thread starter and the people who want to discuss the original topic. All of us has done it time to time, but there are some guilty people who do this ALL the time and I seriously think this is done on purpose.

In certain forums this wouldn't even be allowed.

*edited* I am warning you: If you hijack this thread I will FOREVER hijack yours. Agree?

moe.ron · #2 06-25-2003, 04:52 AM

#3 06-25-2003, 05:28 AM

Kitso
KS 361

SSS1365 · #4 06-25-2003, 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by Dionysus
Conversations naturally take twists and turns and on message boards it is not the exception. But there is a fine line between going from blue to green and going from WHITE to BLACK.

I don't see small hijacks and posts mildly deviating from the OT as a problem. Hypothetical-but if the thread is about relationships and someone suddenly posts about cars and the thread goes on about cars several pages long, that is just disrespectful-to the original thread starter and the people who want to discuss the original topic. All of us has done it time to time, but there are some guilty people who do this ALL the time and I seriously think this is done on purpose.

In certain forums this wouldn't even be allowed.

I don't disagree with you or anything, but I wanted to point out that in MANY forums it happens ALL the time, and no one seems to care. But that's what makes threads ridiculously long too.Yes, it's annoying, but I fail to understand why it gets people so worked up?

Or maybe I just haven't seen the posts that you're referring to?

aephi alum · #5 06-25-2003, 08:31 AM

So, how about those Yankees?

Contact · #6 06-25-2003, 08:47 AM

"The Waterer Watered," or "L'Arroseur arrosé".

justamom · #7 06-25-2003, 08:49 AM

ARYA & AGGIESIGMANU-can you tell me how to post a picture???

Just joking Dionysus!

For the most part, GC is like a party. You have all these people and it's natural for conversations to evolve from other topics. I haven't noticed it happening too often when the thread is about things like real depression, totally broken hearts or issue that require a serious response. THEN, there are times when an issue has run it's course and all that can be said, HAS been said.
So if a few people hang out to finish up a mini conversation within the topic, where's the harm in that? Come to my house...when my father-in-law talks, it's like he's holding court. It could be the most boring topic in the world but if a mini conversation starts he will stop and tell his wife-"Now Sara, JAM may want to listen to this." Harumph!!! Not much fun-like a meeting-kind of stiffles the flow. Thing is-no one else gets a turn!

AlphaSigOU · #8 06-25-2003, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by justamom
ARYA & AGGIESIGMANU-can you tell me how to post a picture???

Easy... enclose the link to where you have the picture with the [img] UBB code.

[ img ] www.foobar.com/photo.jpg [ /img ] (Remove the extra spaces within the brackets.)

Hootie · #9 06-25-2003, 11:57 AM

Yeah I remember once there was a thread about something...perhaps it was the Miss Universe thread and then ALL OF THE SUDDEN it was about some donut place in Canada for like a page. LOL. That I didn't mind TOO much cuz hey, whatever - the thread was pretty trivial (no offense to whomever started it). But at the same time it makes going through the posts annoying because you have to disect them.

Dionysus · #10 06-25-2003, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361

Kitso
KS 361

Wow...that is even more disrespectful.

Did I say anything to offend you?.....not until now.

#11 06-25-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Dionysus
Wow...that is even more disrespectful.

Did I say anything to offend you?.....not until now.

right back at ya

Kitso
KS 361 times i was being sarcastic by hijacking your thread about hijacks

SATX*APhi · #12 06-25-2003, 01:59 PM

#13 06-25-2003, 02:31 PM

Kitso
KS 361

moe.ron · #14 06-25-2003, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Easy... enclose the link to where you have the picture with the [img] UBB code.

[ img ] www.foobar.com/photo.jpg [ /img ] (Remove the extra spaces within the brackets.)

or you can click the IMG button.

PiKA2001 · #15 06-25-2003, 02:38 PM

I slipped on a pile of dead fishflies. I can't stand fishflies, they smell too bad when they die by the thousands.