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):
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.
The real thread hijacker shows up...it's been a while.
ping
The name Tabitha Soren might ring a bell.
I'm thinking of writing a book claiming that John the Baptist was really Jesus. I thought I'd write under the name of Dian Brown.
lol
In late 1999, nearly anything could be turned into a Y2K issue.
Good Lord, go to another thread...we're havin' fun here.
I've never applied to be a mod, and I don't play thread nanny. I just enjoy mocking people who deserve mocking.
You got a scoreboard?
Funny you should be opposed to hijacked threads when your Fairtax buddies hijack and dominate every thread ever posted with the word "tax" in it.
I enjoy watching you enjoy mocking people who deserve mocking. Great thread, kevkrom. Best fun in ages here. :)
Those are two very independent thoughts. I have seen the first, but rarely the latter.
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"Low severity scores? Our puns deserve high severity, unless they are fish puns, which rank low on the scales. Heh heh."
Why, even our fish puns deserve high severity ratings! Anything less is a finsult.
KevKrom: "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."
We have hijacked dozens of threads just for pun, but rarely got the mockery we deserved! We demand equal treatment!
Nooooooo, The BBs never do that! How dare you insinuate such a thing ;)
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I'll try as hard as I can to be on this thread as many times as possible.
I am usually in on 3 of the Big 5 -- Illegals, Crevo and Shaivo (the other 2 being Civil War and Rush)
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