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*** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:41 am
by VTRDark
This is a Thread Hijack Thread

Use at Your Own Will

If in a thread and you wish to go off topic and start chatting willy nilly, why not say to whoever "shall we move to the hijack thread", "Speak to you in thread hijack" or just call out "Thread Hijack". Here is the place to go, chat away, and when finished go back to your previous thread.

We are all guilty of it at times and it's OK, I'm not talking banter, wind up's etc that's what we do :plainsmile but sometimes threads can go way off topic and turn into pages of nonsense. This is not only not fair to the person who started the thread....well, 9 times out of ten it's acceptable when you know the OP. Second...and what I feel is more important, is that is makes it difficult when searching or reading through older threads for info relevant to the topic. It kind of makes our library of info less usable as a reference. One soon gets fed up skimming through pages in threads looking for relevant content.

Basically anything goes here. :thumbup:

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Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:43 am
by VTRDark
Now where's Virt. :lol: :lol:

So who thinks this is a good idea?



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Admin can you Sticky this thread please.

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Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:56 am
by lloydie
Very good idea Carl .

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:13 am
by MacV2
It's very foggy this morning & the fog horns have woken me...

































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No that's a good idea, lets see how long it doesn't last... :Oops:

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:00 am
by Virt
So this is my new home? Kinda bland. We can change that :P

Sent from my GT-I9505, written in ASCII using an even parity bit and spoofing the IP of the White House

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:44 am
by geodude
I think its a terrible idea. One of the many things I love about this forum is that its nothing like other forums. The freedom to flow in and off topic makes it special imo.

If it's an important topic then the OP can make sure all pertinent areas are covered in the first post of the thread.

Having to think "I better not post that here because its off-topic" is limiting ones freedom and "I best post that in another thread" is limiting ones spontaneity.

Just my thoughts.

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:11 am
by chric
No hijack place dont fix whats not broken

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:19 am
by BigVeeGrin
I went off topic years ago. far too sweet I thought, plain choc bounty anyday. Or Green and Blacks of any persuasion. Anyone tried that Monetzuma Lime and Chilli? - it's super stuff :D

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:04 am
by Bananaman
BigVeeGrin wrote: Anyone tried that Monetzuma Lime and Chilli? - it's super stuff :D
' Monetzuma' is that that new french impressionist chocolate?
:Toilet1: :lol: :lol: :thumbup:

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:12 am
by geodude
BigVeeGrin wrote:I went off topic years ago. far too sweet I thought, plain choc bounty anyday. Or Green and Blacks of any persuasion. Anyone tried that Monetzuma Lime and Chilli? - it's super stuff :D
Monetzuma Lime and Chilli you say. I like the sound of that :thumbup:

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:22 am
by AMCQ46
geodude wrote:I think its a terrible idea. One of the many things I love about this forum is that its nothing like other forums. The freedom to flow in and off topic makes it special imo.

If it's an important topic then the OP can make sure all pertinent areas are covered in the first post of the thread.

Having to think "I better not post that here because its off-topic" is limiting ones freedom and "I best post that in another thread" is limiting ones spontaneity.

Just my thoughts.

same.......I cant see how it would work and still be funny and spontainious

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:05 pm
by BigVeeGrin
geodude wrote:
Monetzuma Lime and Chilli you say. I like the sound of that :thumbup:
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try it - it kicks, then heats up slowly. It is totally gorgeous this MONTEZUMA choc
VTRwannabe! wrote: ' Monetzuma' is that that new french impressionist chocolate?
:Toilet1: :lol: :lol: :thumbup:
:lol: boom tish bang

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:11 pm
by geodude
NOTE: This is not a dig at you in any way shape or form carl. I still love you and what you bring to the forum. :thumbup:

Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:20 pm
by VTRDark
No worries George it was just an idea. Everyone has their own opinion and I agree with what your saying to a point, hence the reason I said I'm not talking banter, wind up's etc that's what we do. But sometimes this can lead to pages and pages in a thread going way off topic, so when new members or whoever go searching for info, one has to skim through pages to find info that is relevant.

Oh well, the option is there if anyone wants somewhere to go and just waffle whatever. It might take off, it might not. :thumbup:

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Re: *** THREAD HIJACK ***

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:35 pm
by agentpineapple
perhaps when someone is selling an item in the sales section, its a pain when things go off topic, and yes i mean you young master virt... :Banned:
but through out the rest of the forum, its all part of the ebb and flow of our great forum.... :thumbup:
for me personally its a no, leave it as it is, if your topic is hijacked, and your not happy about it, then politely say, STOP HIJACKING MY FERKING THREAD... :Argue 1: