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>So, Mike, I can make any comments I wish to that are not the >original thread comment right? If someone asks a question >about cars, I can just start posting crap about the moon and >Africa, or maybe Religion then? >
In this case I see the comment and resulting offshoot as being related (spawned by a related thought, anyway), though it wasn't any sort of answer to your question. It did not need to ruin your thread. You got some topical replies, and any degeneration here was started by you.
We've always been this way. Side discussions have always evolved in threads. You remember the old days (winmag, pcnineoneone), in fact we only had one forum and there was banter even in computer help threads. We didn't tell people to stay on topic or keep their mouths shut. I sure don't like to see that happening now.
Sure, I'm well familiar with Mr. Greene's antics but he's not always out of turn. Yes, I've also seen him tell people to stay on topic, but I recall that started in retaliation for the same. I don't often have much to say in political threads, nor do I have time to follow all threads in here, but I do generally peek in to see that there's no trouble, and sometimes I do read the whole discussion. He's got just as much right to comment as any other. I have to say that some of the attacks I'm seeing are unfair. Even when he's being perfectly reasonable, he's getting flack.
>Take a look at the last few months and see how down hill this >place has gone and the fighting that is taking place. I 100% >agree with the fact that they can make any comments they wish >about my thread topic as long as it is THE topic. What I am >sick of is the fact that it is not the topic and it makes the >thread worthless. >
Fighting in the last few months? I'm sorry to say that I'm laughing a little about that. There's always been fighting and bickering in here and I doubt it's ever going to stop. I've said this somewhere before, but I think there are probably people who come here to get their daily dose of clashing opinions as the main attraction
It did actually tie in to the topic here though. (Note Jason's interpretation of it)
>What good is a forum that you can't get answers and related >opinions because a certain group always takes over the threads >and you get 150 worthless arguments as the thread goes on. >
I'm not saying the petty arguing is a good thing, but other opinions/comments should be expected. Someone also might have a particular train of thought inspired by your topic. It's not always going to turn out exactly how you expect it to. Perhaps among the 150 comments that are worthless to you, there will be something worthwhile.
>What happened to the common courtesy that used to be here that >someone would post a comment and then say I don't want to >hijack this thread so I will start a new one. That is how a >forum is run, you know it and I know it, but then again you >have your own way of answering things and don't follow the >forum rules yourself. But we have to bow down to you as THAT >IS YOUR WAY.
OK, sometimes there could be more courtesy in that respect. This thread isn't a very good example of it though. I doubt the comment was intended to hijack your thread.
Nobody bows down to me. As you have no doubt seen, people are free to have it out with me just like any other asshole in here. There is no need to refer to forum rules. (I don't think any of the rules are the issue here anyway).
> >Why do I have to keep my mouth shut in a quiet thread I >started and which Jim was nice enough to post a reply and then >it went to hell with nothing to do with what I asked? I asked >the question, I can respond to replies in MY thread. This was >not done in someone else's thread, it was one I started. >
Why should you be telling other people to keep their mouths shut, is the real question, instead of this circular argument here. Those were your own words. Certainly you can reply in your own thread, they can reply in your thread and I can reply as well. We all seem to do that.
>I can take it, it is the gutless letting the forum die that I >hate and no one wants to see it get better. >
The forum is not dying. Last I checked people were still carrying on and posting. See it get better? Those that are here are the ones making it the way it is. Those who are not here are no longer influencing. Online communities are a living thing. We can try to steer it a little, but we can't really control it. It wouldn't be much fun with iron fisted posting rules. We wouldn't have much of a community if we were like that. Grogan
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