[VANITY] The Thread Of Hijacked Threads

N/A | 10 May 2006 | kevkrom

[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.

[Crawdad]

My tagline is not new.

[Chena]

Yep, that's the one I saw in my yard last week. Shall I e-mail you the moose nuggets he left behind?

[Toby06]

[RetSignman]

What is the price of eggs in Japan???

[Thrusher]

I like milk.

[Robwin]

BTT

[No Blue States]

[Chena]

You Maytag my responses however you want or until you're bleu in the face.

Yea, well....ummmmmmmm....you're a curd. ;)

[Chena]

ROFL!

[Chena]

ROFLMAO!

[Chena]

too funny!!!!!!!

[Manic_Episode]

No

Yes

Maybe

I don't know.

Because a vest doesn't have any sleeves!

[ElPatriota]

Thank you again. oh, the darn spell-checker is down again! :)

[tumblindice]

Legalize pot, now!
If we don't use common sense and, you know . . tax, uh,

what were we talking about, man?

[Maximus of Texas]

This makes no sense. For that reason, this thread will be hijacked.

[Chena]

Japan Times: Egg prices crack 10-month record high. Chickens demanding more pay.

[Maximus of Texas]

Starting now...

[Joe 6-pack]

Dumbies was a good thread, but for my money, nothing beats the birth of the stuned beeber....

[Billthedrill]

I just like this picture.

[Wolfstar]

What about Bots who brook no criticism of Bush or the GOP and come to any thread and take over.

Any post with 'Bot' in it is a sure sign of a thread hijack in progress.