topic Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic? in Community Spirit

Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

donnashuggy — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 02:59:18 GMT

Or if people make off topic posts in threads?

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

*pepe — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:00:33 GMT

only if its done to deliberately derail a thread.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

freakiness — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:04:04 GMT

@donnashuggy wrote:
Or if people make off topic posts in threads?

No, as long as it isn't boring personal **bleep** dredged up from the past that takes it off topic and drags on for pages.

Shakes head at the words that get bleeped. I didn't swear in case anyone is wondering.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

donnashuggy — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:04:38 GMT

I agree with both of you

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

the_great_she_elephant — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:07:01 GMT

@*pepe wrote:
only if its done to deliberately derail a thread.

Or to annoy the mods.

Still I guess writing love letters to us keeps them off the streets and busy (I was going to say gainfully occupied, but like George Washington, I cannot tell a lie)

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

nero_bolt — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:07:13 GMT

Happens all the time to my threads and its done deliberately isn’t it miss donna Its designed to throw all my posts off track and derail the tread..... You have seen that happen often havent you miss donna to my posts 🙂

I dont mind as I find it very funny to watch the efforts of these people doing it all the time, It must amuse as well miss donna to see it happen

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

*pepe — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:08:15 GMT

i have no problem with it being done to annoy the mods

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

izabsmiling — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:12:04 GMT

It doesn't worry me.The topic on CS is general (non ebay related) discussion or it used to be ...going by that all general discussion in CS would be on topic for CS .

What worries me more that some want to control what the topic is and isn't about .Sometimes just a different opinion can be seen by some as a deliberate attempt to derail a thread .

Also if a thread is about something such as for example child care places or school funding issue ...some may not see that politics may come into that and is on topic and relevant to that topic.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

izabsmiling — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:18:36 GMT

another example ....some people watched the Political debate last night .

People may notice and or comment on certain things from that ...some may even observe that one or the other Politicians who are both married men (promoted to us,the voters as married/family men and politicians ) doesn't wear a ring ...that would or should not be off topic...JMHO

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

lakeland27 — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:19:47 GMT

threads have always gone off topic. i don't mind.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

cat_mioux — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:25:11 GMT

I like traffic lights but not when they are red.

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shinynewid — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:50:32 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbPovgCP5BU

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

clair.de.lune — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:52:35 GMT

No I like it very much

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

twinkles**stars — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:57:57 GMT

not at all.....it's natural to do so. but the mods are very upset when it happens

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

icyfroth — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:11:37 GMT

If it's done deliberately to derail a thread, yes.

If it's just a natural progression, as a conversation might segue from one topic to another, no.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

izabsmiling — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:13:12 GMT

The ability to read minds would help to determine intent .

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

*pepe — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:23:05 GMT

the intent is usually obvious, despite feigned innocence, especially when done by serial derailers.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

just_me_karen — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:25:24 GMT

"Serial derailers" that sounds pretty serious.

I agree with Clair, I don't mind off topic comments in a thread.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

*pepe — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:27:54 GMT

no not serious, just annoying - like gnats.

Re: Does it bother you if threads go off topic?

twinkles**stars — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 04:28:49 GMT

being told I was off topic 3 times this morning makes me a serial derailer?