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What's the sudden big deal of Hijacking threads?

I haven't been on in a week, but the last time I was here the threads were confusing me more than usual. I say cracking down on some hijacking is a good thing.
 
There are threads where you can hijack things right and left. Most of those are not located in HT. But frankly if a small group of individuals turns an honest thread with a topic into their private conversation it chills others from posting in it, and it is downright rude.

True, an isolated incidence of this means nothing. When it becomes a pattern in many threads, it's a problem. Seems like I see a lot of it whenever I'm online (weekends and evenings), and it seems to be the same players over and over again.

Frankly, if the original JUBber has been offended by the hijack, he or she is unlikely to PM a mod or admin. It's human nature that for every one person who complains there are many more who bite their tongues. When I get PMs from JUBbers concerned about their threads being hijacked, I know it's time to step in.
 
its just one more thing I don't get, but its not my site ;)
 
ok just saw that myself. i sent her a comment and asked what was up. ;)

honestly hijacking a non serious thread...i don't see an issue with. if that is going to be handled seriously with points then i'm going to complain. And I dont do that much. I mean seriously points for hijacking non serious threads? is that a new rule or and old one that wasn't enforced? if it's a new one who do we need to talk to about getting it removed? how many of us would it take to ask politely that it be removed?

the forums seem to be getting bogged down with rules. at some point you can have to many. it becomes unwheldly (sp?).
 
Zeremonie said:
There are threads where you can hijack things right and left. Most of those are not located in HT. But frankly if a small group of individuals turns an honest thread with a topic into their private conversation it chills others from posting in it, and it is downright rude.<snip>
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Yup. This kind of scared me away for a bit. But I got over it.

So yeah, the Bears...
 
mike_n_herrin said:
honestly hijacking a non serious thread...i don't see an issue with. if that is going to be handled seriously with points then i'm going to complain. And I dont do that much. I mean seriously points for hijacking non serious threads? is that a new rule or and old one that wasn't enforced? if it's a new one who do we need to talk to about getting it removed? how many of us would it take to ask politely that it be removed?

the forums seem to be getting bogged down with rules. at some point you can have to many. it becomes unwheldly (sp?).
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Yeah, I agree. You don't want to hijack a serious thread, but c'mon--a thread about misspelled thread titles?!

I just thought it was idle banter. A little slap on the wrist would be fine (like a PM).

But, oooh, I've never got a warning point before. Does that mean I'll get to sit with the cool kids in the back of the bus?
 
eddielee said:
Same here. I don't exactly know what hijacking means.:confused:
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Basically, if you're discussing something like getting stitches for a large cut and another poster comes along and totally takes over the thread with a discussion about cats eating their flowers... that's considered hijacking.
 
a hijack ...i think is basically when two or more individuals basicaly carry on a conversation in a thread that has nothing to do with the thread title. or at least that's what i think it is.
 
and lets not forget that humor is often a great way to say less comfortable things without offending people. Spelling errors in a thread topic are hard to see as a serious thread, but I'd be willing to bet that the thread starter feels differently.

walk in another mans shoes, I guess

I think that the harsh threats to end hijacking tend to kill a thread faster than the hijack does, but that is only an opinion

I also dont think that a few quick traded off topic comments are hijacking, but that is all interpretation

in the end, the rules are the rules....
 
TaigaStar said:
I notice that as far as hijacking goes, the rules are pretty relaxed until it starts getting out of hand.
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I havent noticed that pattern here at JUB actually

maybe thats why the people posting in this thread, many of whom aren't new to JUB, are a bit confused

and as I said...

this is just a tempest in a teapot. the rules are made by the site owners, not the members.

best to move on and try to make the best of it and find fun with what we are allowed to do. there is plenty of fun to be had within the lines, no matter where they are currently being drawn.
 
In this case, the term "hijacking" is a tad overstated no?

my 2 cents
 
I came here from Usenet which is text-only, and where the threads are organized hierarchically (check out Google Groups if you don't know what I'm talking about).

The first thing I noticed was that each post takes a lot more space, takes more time to download (I'm on a dialup) and takes more time to scroll through. On a 1- or 2-page thread, it's not such a big deal. But when threads start getting to 3-4 pages or more, it's a real pain trying to leaf through them to find the posts that are relevant to the topic.

At the same time, I wouldn't like to see the rules too strictly enforced. It can be a lot of fun when people go off on a tangent.

I guess the main thing is -- is it a fun thread or a serious one? We have both kinds in Hot Topics. If people are just goofing around, that's fine. But if somebody seriously wants some information, I don't think hijacking is appropriate.
 
hey lube, i got made a cool kid a week or so ago. seems i overslammed a guy from the north of us and told him to quit slamming the usa. got a pt from the mods and p/m's and comments saying right on. i figure if you don't get an occasional pt you're not contributing enough...oops don't want to hi-jack so

be advised if your in my thread or bed, feel free to hi-jack or just jack, the comic relief not to mention physical relief is always appreciated. truth is, 1/3 of the reason i read these things is to appreciate the wit sarcasm and causticity of the players.

oh fudge i'll probably get 2 pts for this and then i'll have 4;) :cry: ;)
 
I was adminished just last week. I do not agree with it at all. The Mods name is removed for protection:

Originally Posted by ahotjock71
Hey, when did JUB become so serious that we had to comment ONLY on what was SPECIFICALLY said in the thread?

My comment was specific to the title of the thread, AND in the general realm of social behaviors discussed WITHIN the thread.


Originally posted by (Mod)
Trust me, some other mods are planning on just deleting posts they consider off topic and or issuing warning points.

The thread was about a specific academic work and your post(s) was well off of that beam.


Originally Posted by ahotjock71
What in the world is going on here? Where is all the fun we use to have at JUB?


Originally posted by (Mod)
Look, I'm tired. I'm just giving you a heads up.
 
rules are made to be broken
 
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