topics evolve and have many facets. don't mind at all. a thread engineered to yield a result that is obvious is OK, as long as the poster doesn;t pretend otherwise. 
he who shall not be named..
@freddie*rooster wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
I guess the obvious answer to that ( for anyone) is to post on topic with out any personal comments. On threads that have a specific topic that is.
It doesnt appear the majority of posters have any problems with doing that?Am3 of late I have witnessed an ongoing 'cry' of please stay on topic, from my observation the posts were in fact on topic. Personally I prefer a thread to be bought back if the topic suits, that would be in preference to another thread on the same topic.
yes, it's all a little confusing - some topics will have a natural flow that branches off, but still remains on topic - sometimes the op seems to be "chairing" the thread, like at a committee meeting - even when the wording of the op clearly allows for more than one "interpretation" of the topic. Last time I pointed out that a thread I had started was (in my opinion) going way off topic, I was treated to a rather long post of ebays posting rules. 
@freddie*rooster wrote:I hope i'm wrong but I have wondered if it's used as a 'heads up' to report.
I personally couldn't care less if a thread diverts along the way.
it could be, but I certainly didn't do it for that reason, just was bleeped bleeped that a thread about ageing in Australia was quickly turned into a thread about voluntary euthanasia - just thought that was off. as in off, like a smelly prawn.
