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[VANITY] The Thread Of Hijacked Threads
N/A | 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):

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: HairOfTheDog

Well, no. Not with the head start we have on everyone ;-)


381 posted on 05/09/2006 8:23:00 PM PDT by Peanut Gallery
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To: kevkrom; stainlessbanner

Okay, I'm officially making this a War Between The States thread.


382 posted on 05/09/2006 8:27:07 PM PDT by groanup (Shred For Ian)
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To: Professional Engineer

we need new math books? dangitall. We have all the math we need for the next 6 years, I hope.


383 posted on 05/09/2006 8:28:59 PM PDT by Peanut Gallery
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To: Peanut Gallery

WE don't need them. Elementary math hasn't changed in millenia. Texas publik skrewl teechurs think they need them.


384 posted on 05/09/2006 8:35:51 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Why do we need new math books? Because 2+2=5 now, silly.)
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To: groanup

Well, now you know the Wlat brigade will show up and show their arses!


385 posted on 05/09/2006 8:36:56 PM PDT by stainlessbanner (Free Travis!)
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To: groanup

There ya go!


386 posted on 05/09/2006 8:45:06 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Why do we need new math books? Because 2+2=5 now, silly.)
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To: hispanarepublicana

And why is it you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?


387 posted on 05/09/2006 8:46:05 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: JRios1968

Why is baloney round and bread square?


388 posted on 05/09/2006 8:46:36 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
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To: hispanarepublicana

Great taste!


389 posted on 05/09/2006 8:53:59 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: hispanarepublicana
Well, you can get a different sandwich each time at New Delhi. You'll get weighed down in Anchorage. You can reinvigorate your excitement in New Zealand

And you can get coddled in Mali and be hanging in Chad. Aren't threads like this great, where there are a hundred different conversations going on and yet it feels like a private e-mail? Maybe this can be the all-time longest thread in FR history, it's like a dance marathon.

390 posted on 05/09/2006 8:58:33 PM PDT by speedy
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To: speedy

You can go on a carriage ride in Surrey. You can have twins in Dublin.
What was this thread about again?


392 posted on 05/09/2006 9:00:16 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
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To: hispanarepublicana
What was this thread about again?

There you go asking the tough questions. And everything was going so smoothly. And while we're at it, can you put up tomatoes in Cannes?

393 posted on 05/09/2006 9:37:06 PM PDT by speedy
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To: speedy

And how about the great question of our times...how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?


394 posted on 05/09/2006 9:40:01 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: theophilusscribe
An oldie, but definitely a classic!

OK I never saw that. Thank you for the best laugh I've had in months.

Here's some Freeper trivia for you. The first response to the peanut butter hair (post 2) was by the same guy who started the stuned beeber thread.

395 posted on 05/09/2006 9:48:10 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (California bashers will be called out)
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To: JRios1968

There is the equally perplexing inquiry, "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" Life is never easy.


396 posted on 05/09/2006 9:57:22 PM PDT by speedy
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To: speedy

By the way, is your fridge running?


397 posted on 05/09/2006 10:02:07 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: 1rudeboy

Impeach Clinton!

(what, I'm going retro today...)


398 posted on 05/09/2006 11:14:44 PM PDT by Zeppelin (Texas Longhorns === National Champions !!!)
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To: hispanarepublicana
You can go on a carriage ride in Surrey. You can have twins in Dublin. What was this thread about again?

I was glad that the turtle was admired and released.


399 posted on 05/10/2006 4:01:42 AM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: TightyRighty
There was one thread several months ago that had 25 or 30 posts removed. That was a troll magnet and the mods finally locked or pulled the thread. It looked something like this.

Comment #15 removed by moderator.


Comment #16 removed by moderator.


Comment #17 removed by moderator.


Comment #15 removed by moderator.


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Comment #21 removed by moderator.


400 posted on 05/10/2006 4:47:47 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Don't mess with Texas.)
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