What exactly is considered "highjacking a thread"?
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What exactly is considered "highjacking a thread"?
I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, but I've seen this subject come up a few times. I'm just wondering, what is the etiquette here as far as what's OK to post on "someone's else's" thread?
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Well, here's Wikipedia's take on the whole matter......
Thread hijacking in internet forum communication is the act of steering a discussion off-topic by discussing a subject entirely unrelated to the subject at hand.
While this can be an intentional act of trolling, it is often accidental - caused by participants in the discussion responding to a throwaway remark, thus taking the thread off at a tangent to the original subject matter. The results often provoke a feeling of resentment from the author of the original post.
Thread hijacking in internet forum communication is the act of steering a discussion off-topic by discussing a subject entirely unrelated to the subject at hand.
While this can be an intentional act of trolling, it is often accidental - caused by participants in the discussion responding to a throwaway remark, thus taking the thread off at a tangent to the original subject matter. The results often provoke a feeling of resentment from the author of the original post.
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Generally speaking, the person who starts the thread introduces a topic or a question and the thread goes from there. The idea is for the thread to stay more or less focused on that member and his/her topic.
But, as Morning Glory pointed out in her post, sometimes a hijacking can teach us a valuable lesson. In other words. I am here to learn, and however that happens, I will welcome it.
But, as Morning Glory pointed out in her post, sometimes a hijacking can teach us a valuable lesson. In other words. I am here to learn, and however that happens, I will welcome it.
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I know, Stevevessel, right? Wikipedia is awesome. I use it all the time. My kids use it for their book reports too. Are we in the future or what? Every time I sign my name on one of those electronic signature pads, I still feel like it's not real. And email!! It was only 15-16 years ago I'd never even heard of such a thing and now I can't live without it. And another thing - when's the last time you saw a phone with a cord? So silly. And what would I do without my cell? When they first came out I thought they were so frivilous.
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Originally Posted by mle-sober 
I know, Stevevessel, right? Wikipedia is awesome. I use it all the time. My kids use it for their book reports too. Are we in the future or what? Every time I sign my name on one of those electronic signature pads, I still feel like it's not real. And email!! It was only 15-16 years ago I'd never even heard of such a thing and now I can't live without it. And another thing - when's the last time you saw a phone with a cord? So silly. And what would I do without my cell? When they first came out I thought they were so frivilous.
Oh. Excuse me. Am I butting in here? Sorry.
Oh. Excuse me. Am I butting in here? Sorry.
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