ipb Report post Posted January 19, 2005 we want to take a more pro-active response towards thread hijacks. there is nothing wrong with threads deviating from the original conversation (and it's quite natural), but there comes a point in time where the primary conversation is different enough from the first that the original subject gets lost (which is a clumsy way of saying that if the thread's initially about beth's latest updates and all of a suddent it's about midget porn, it needs to be split) we will do one of two things to a hijack: - split it into its own thread - split out and merged with the 'thread hijack refugees' thread in randomness. at this time, there will be no warning given to thread hijackers (in part because it takes several people to hijack a thread), but if there is a pattern of continual hijacking, things will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. while there are now fifteen people involved in moderating the boards, we still can't be everywhere at once, so please feel free to report threads that have been hijacked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted January 19, 2005 Also wanted to note that in cases where the hijacking is a conversation between two people, please know when it's time to take it to PM! It can be frustrating for individuals trying to follow a topic to get lost trying to find where it picks up again after a string of unrelated posts. We're just trying to keep the threads more discussion oriented, since there's already a few threads devoted just to unfettered chattering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
