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[VANITY] The Thread Of Hijacked Threads
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| 10 May 2006
| kevkrom
Posted on 05/09/2006 9:52:39 AM PDT by kevkrom
Single-issue people.
They're out there... on every thread. No matter what the topic, they try to link it to their pet issue in some way, shape, or form.
They are... The Thread Hijackers™.
While little can be done to stop them, and it is probably best to ignore them, I find it much, much more fun to mock them. Sure, being passionate about an issue you care about is a good thing, but thread hijacking is annoying and, to be honest, turns off people who might otherwise agree with you.
So, on to the mocking.
I'd like to coin the term "H-score" to indicate the number of posts on a thread before someone tries to hijack it with the issue du jour. For example, if the attempt occurs on response #5, the thread has an "H-score" of 5.
What I propose is that when hijacking offenses occur, that they be documented here in the following form:
Thread: Thread title and link
H-Score: Post # on thread containing the offense (first per thread only)
Offender: Screen name of offending poster
Severity: Scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high) on how off-topic the comment is
My Comments: Optional, use to justify severity or just general mockery of offender
Perioidcally, I will go through the nominees and post finalists (for subjective awards) and winners (for non-subjective awards) in the following categories (subject to change at any time):
- Fastest hijack, time (non-subjective)
- Fastest hijack, number of posts (non-subjective)
- "Spammer" award for most hijacks (non-subjective)
- Most egregious hijack (subjective)
- Worst offender (subjective)
The issue du jour changes over time. At one time, it was Terri Schiavo. As of the time of this posting, it is illegal immigration. Note that ridicule on this thread is not to be taken as argument over any poster's position, but rather their methods and bloody single-mindedness.
So, for now, nominations will be taken for threads hijacked by "illegal immigration/border control" single-issue folks. Watch this space for any changes.
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To: Chena
(for some reason, illegal immigration just popped into my head...har I could be wrong but I'll bet you read it somewhere
:-)
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posted on
05/09/2006 10:29:37 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)
To: kevkrom
Here is the land I recently bought and my youngest daughter swinging from a cedar..I made the swing seat by knocking off the top of an old bar stool and drilling a hole in the middle. Being as I didnt want to climb the tree to get the rope over the branch..I used my fishing pole, tied a rock to the end of the line, and finally got it over the right branch. After tying the rope to the fishing line I pulled it up and over the branch and stuck the other end through the loop I had made...pulled it tight and presto...tree swing. :D
123
posted on
05/09/2006 10:31:30 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Just random thoughts here. Don't look for anything meaningful.)
To: dead
124
posted on
05/09/2006 10:31:58 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
To: RebelBanker
oh Terri Schiavo was white hot on the hijack scale, but i am partial to the olden days of FR ; )
125
posted on
05/09/2006 10:32:41 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: martin_fierro
Dammit, that looks good. Now you've got my mouth watering.
Oh yeah - what was this thread about again?
126
posted on
05/09/2006 10:32:48 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Support American sovereignty - boycott employers of illegal aliens)
To: kevkrom
127
posted on
05/09/2006 10:32:53 AM PDT
by
eXe
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: No Blue States
I tree'd a porcupine once.
128
posted on
05/09/2006 10:33:26 AM PDT
by
Chena
(I'm not young enough to know everything.)
To: kevkrom; speedy; Rennes Templar; Joe 6-pack; Blurblogger; Chena
Tough call. I'd say yes, but with low severity scores. :) Low severity scores? OUR puns deserve high severity, unless they are fish puns, which rank low on the scales. Heh heh.
129
posted on
05/09/2006 10:34:18 AM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
To: kevkrom
This is false science!!!! The earth is only 6,000 years old!!!
130
posted on
05/09/2006 10:34:27 AM PDT
by
Lando Lincoln
(God bless Jared Linskens and his family.)
To: kevkrom
Now you know the rules -- you must post a picture of Ann...
131
posted on
05/09/2006 10:34:40 AM PDT
by
NW Mike
(Proud member of the VRWC since 1972 -- who the hell are you calling 'neo'?)
To: N3WBI3
Microsoft is far superior to any Mac ever built. Mac is just crap and it's runs by a bunch of socialist liberals. Microsoft should run this country, and use the proceeds to balance the budget.
132
posted on
05/09/2006 10:35:40 AM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The liberal dinosaurs bellow defiantly while sinking deeper into the swamp.......)
To: hispanarepublicana
Low severity scores? OUR puns deserve high severity, unless they are fish puns, which rank low on the scales. Heh heh.Now that there's punny, I don't care who ya are.
133
posted on
05/09/2006 10:35:55 AM PDT
by
Chena
(I'm not young enough to know everything.)
To: kevkrom
This is the best thread EVER! I have tears running down my cheeks...!
134
posted on
05/09/2006 10:35:59 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Christ has a tolerance for sinners; liberals have a tolerance for sin.)
To: kevkrom
Thread hijacked? It's Bush's fault...
135
posted on
05/09/2006 10:36:27 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Christ has a tolerance for sinners; liberals have a tolerance for sin.)
To: hispanarepublicana
Weight a minute, did someone say "scales"?
136
posted on
05/09/2006 10:37:19 AM PDT
by
Chena
(I'm not young enough to know everything.)
To: ElPatriota
Can you define what Tread Hijacking IS?"I know it when I see it" - Potter Stewart.
137
posted on
05/09/2006 10:37:55 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(An illegal immigrant says my tagline used to be part of Mexico)
To: wardaddy
"What about Bots who brook no criticism of Bush or the GOP and come to any thread and take over."
Just helping to make the scales fall from the eyes of the unenlightened. The only person more right than Rush is GWB, and anyone who disagrees is WRONG and must be shown the way back to the one true path!
138
posted on
05/09/2006 10:38:22 AM PDT
by
Tweak
(100% with Dubya, unless he changes his mind, then I will too!)
To: pgyanke
I have tears running down my cheeks...Did they get your pants wet? ;)
139
posted on
05/09/2006 10:38:33 AM PDT
by
Chena
(I'm not young enough to know everything.)
To: hispanarepublicana
Bump...just for the heck of it.
140
posted on
05/09/2006 10:38:42 AM PDT
by
cll
(Carthage must be destroyed)
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