Thread hijacking

[Texan]

I've been here long enough to know that this comes in cycles, but it seems that we are at the peak of another cycle.

Some people seem to think hijacking a thread is cute. I'm not talking about a few off-topic posts, but rather, an intentional effort to take over an otherwise serious thread.

I can only speak for myself, but it sure makes following threads a royal pain-in-the-ass. It also turns posting to the thread into a futile effort. Who's going to read through the mess of verbal tripe to find the few on-topic posts?

This too, will pass. Just maybe, by starting a thread (that will likely be hijacked by those who think it's cute) about the subject, it will pass more quickly.

 

[p_p_man]

I played golf the other week.

Nearly got a hole in one!

 

[bluntforcemama]

Texan, go blame ShirleyNipples or whatever her name is. A newbie with no sense or respect for other people's legitimate concerns is highly flammable.

 

[Texan]

Re: I played golf the other week.

Nearly got a hole in one!

hahaha.... come on pp..... you're too bright to be such a cliche.

 

[Texan]

Texan, go blame ShirleyNipples or whatever her name is. A newbie with no sense or respect for other people's legitimate concerns is highly flammable.

hello Myst... I'm not blaming anyone...... you've been here a long time.... you know this stuff comes and goes.....

I'm just frustrated from trying to follow a few threads that keep getting hijacked.....

no really big deal..... just an observation

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: I played golf the other week.

hahaha.... come on pp..... you're too bright to be such a cliche.

I know you can see right through me at times but I thought that was a fair attempt at hijacking your thread...

I'll now retire gracefully from the fray.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

Texan...

I hear what you are saying ... there have been times when a thread is serious and people are trying to get their opinions across and I am reading along and then comes the hijacking ... the majority of the time it annoys me and I don't finish reading the rest of the thread.


Some times I wish they would not do it ... but I guess its cute to some people.

And, I am sure I have been guilty of throwing in a post that does not go with the topic ... but not hijack it to like 6pages or some thing ...

 

[bluntforcemama]

Hey, Tex. How's life been treating you? It has been a while, hasn't it? Where the heck have you been?


Well... I'm blaming someone, but that's because it became personal. Yes, I understand your observations on the cyclical hijackings. I don't know if it's tied to an influx of newbies or not. The thing that is really starting to irk me is the thread titles that purposely resemble and make fun of other thread titles. Some are interesting, most are not even relatively humorous. Can you tell that I need my afternoon caffeine fix?

 

[sunstruck]

If you're refering to me I promise you it is rarely intentional. Just kind of happens.

I'll be sure to steer clear of your threads in particular to avoid it.

Sorry. Truely.

 

[RawHumor]

I don't do it on purpose, but if Sunstruck shows up, I tend to flirt with her in some way or another.

But some threads are just begging to be hijacked. Honest.

 

[Ginny]

you two damn thread hijackers!....i swear....you're prolly the same person....<snicker>.....

 

[cutie pie]

Some people seem to think hijacking a thread is cute. I'm not talking about a few off-topic posts, but rather, an intentional effort to take over an otherwise serious thread.

As an admitted hijacker, I will say that I won't go off-topic on the serious threads that I participate in. That's just rude and disrespectful. However, if the thread is of a whimsical nature I see nothing wrong in adding a multitude of posts containing my typical mindless drivel.

 

[cutie pie]

But some threads are just begging to be hijacked. Honest.

This one is just begging. . .do you hear it?

 

[DopeyAngel]

I don't think people do it on prupose all the time.......I try not to.......

 

[sunstruck]

This one is just begging. . .do you hear it?

Like I'm standing next to a four foot speaker.

But I'm not gonna do it. Nope. Not me. Uh uh. Noooo way.

*face turning red with effort*

 

[Texan]

Hey, Tex. How's life been treating you? It has been a while, hasn't it? Where the heck have you been?


Well... I'm blaming someone, but that's because it became personal. Yes, I understand your observations on the cyclical hijackings. I don't know if it's tied to an influx of newbies or not. The thing that is really starting to irk me is the thread titles that purposely resemble and make fun of other thread titles. Some are interesting, most are not even relatively humorous. Can you tell that I need my afternoon caffeine fix?

Hello Myst,

I've been around. Can't you tell, I've got nearly 1000 posts...hahaha... Actually, I've been traveling heavily out of the country since April. (I like your AV, but the writing is totally unnecessary).

I know what you mean about the copycat threads. They irk me a little, but hey, creativity is in short supply in the world over all.

You need your caffeine????.... Maybe that's my problem. Two weeks without a ciggarette and my third day without the patch.... I need some nicotene.....

 

[lovetoread]

I dont hijack till the conversation is over.

I think.

Its not intentional. Usually it happens when everyone has left the conversation.

 

[RawHumor]

you two damn thread hijackers!....i swear....you're prolly the same person....<snicker>.....

How else would we have (making quote marks in the air with my fingers) "coincidentally" posted to this thread one minute apart from each other?

 

[brokenbrainwave]

but when a subject has run its useful course (IE:the current hijack going on in one of the MANY religious threads today) it breaks the mundane...plus it never is intentional

 

[sunstruck]

See? It just happens sometimes when the flow of the thread has died.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Hello Myst,

I've been around. Can't you tell, I've got nearly 1000 posts...hahaha... Actually, I've been traveling heavily out of the country since April. (I like your AV, but the writing is totally unnecessary).

I know what you mean about the copycat threads. They irk me a little, but hey, creativity is in short supply in the world over all.

You need your caffeine????.... Maybe that's my problem. Two weeks without a ciggarette and my third day without the patch.... I need some nicotene.....

Oh, don't you dare! Caffeine hasn't been proven to kill, but nicotine can't say the same. Of course, anything that can alter your body chemistry could be considered a drug. Spicy food, anyone? Okay, back on the subject... can you see how this thread is taking a turn, sometimes gently (like our addictions), and sometimes crudely (Did you notice brainwave and Raw Humor?). I think what irked me the most (though I do not condemn creativity), was the imitations of Never's thread about ignorant people. Someone started a thread about "cunt-stunned people." How disrespectful!

 

[activesense]

Is this one of those times????

I just want to make sure I get my timing down, I'm still a newbie ya know...

 

[Texan]

See? It just happens sometimes when the flow of the thread has died.

People who average one line posts, usually don't appreciate the beauty found in a few moments of silence. Nor do they understand that a considered post requires more than a moment to compose.

But hey, small talk if cool, just not in every thread on the board. Like I said, some people think thread hijacking is cute, others (like me) don't.

have fun.

 

[activesense]

Hey Myst,

Just wanted to clarify that when I started the thread "I want to be fucked religously while standing" it was not in response to Never's thread but the whole juvenile dialog that was going on about religion in general. It is only the second thread I have ever started and it was more out of frustration - angry people lashing out trying to start a fight deserve some parody. I have always tried to respond seriously to serious threads - especially about personal matters.

 

[sunstruck]

People who average one line posts, usually don't appreciate the beauty found in a few moments of silence. Nor do they understand that a considered post requires more than a moment to compose.

But hey, small talk if cool, just not in every thread on the board. Like I said, some people think thread hijacking is cute, others (like me) don't.

have fun.

I will.