Can I suggest a new rule for P&N...

[bsobel]

Certain posts in P&N start off discussing topic A. At some point the thread starter is owned and the thread and title are edited to then discuss topic B (leaving all of the original replies to topic A not making ANY sense in the next cotext). Ownership often happens again and the thread is now about subject 'C'.

Can we tell 'certain people' to stop doing this and create a new thread when a new subject is warranted. A thread about a governor not wearing a seatbelt is NOT the same thead as one about children getting ran over. Lets keep them seperate so people can find things.

The edit functionality was designed to fix typos, remove misstatements, etc, not wholesale re-purpose threads and leave all the original responders in the lurch.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: bsobel
Certain posts in P&N start off discussing topic A. At some point the thread starter is owned and the thread and title are edited to then discuss topic B (leaving all of the original replies to topic A not making ANY sense in the next cotext). Ownership often happens again and the thread is now about subject 'C'.

Can we tell 'certain people' to stop doing this and create a new thread when a new subject is warranted. A thread about a governor not wearing a seatbelt is NOT the same thead as one about children getting ran over. Lets keep them seperate so people can find things.

The edit functionality was designed to fix typos, remove misstatements, etc, not wholesale re-purpose threads and leave all the original responders in the lurch.

Completely and wholeheartedly agree with this. I have seen it happen in other areas as well (OT and Video come to mind) and it is just stupid.

If you want to talk about something, then talk about it. If you want to talk about something else, well then start a new thread and talk about something else.

Cheers,
KT

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Yeah, it's bloody annoying when a thread goes on ad infinitum for no reason other than furthering an agenda.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Yeah, it's bloody annoying when a thread goes on ad infinitum for no reason other than furthering an agenda.

You only posted so you could say "ad infinitum".

KT

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
You only posted so you could say "ad infinitum".

Yeah, well... you smell

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: KeithTalent
You only posted so you could say "ad infinitum".
</end quote></div>

Yeah, well... you smell

 

[Sinsear]

Originally posted by: bsobel
Certain posts in P&N start off discussing topic A. At some point the thread starter is owned and the thread and title are edited to then discuss topic B (leaving all of the original replies to topic A not making ANY sense in the next cotext). Ownership often happens again and the thread is now about subject 'C'.

Can we tell 'certain people' to stop doing this and create a new thread when a new subject is warranted. A thread about a governor not wearing a seatbelt is NOT the same thead as one about children getting ran over. Lets keep them seperate so people can find things.

The edit functionality was designed to fix typos, remove misstatements, etc, not wholesale re-purpose threads and leave all the original responders in the lurch.

Shivetya brought this up before about "certain people" making these ridiculously long, ever changing threads. His request was not honored. I think the mods wanted all the "owning" to be in one place .

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Yeah, it's bloody annoying when a thread goes on ad infinitum for no reason other than furthering an agenda.</end quote></div>

You only posted so you could say "ad infinitum".

KT

:laugh:

 

[DrPizza]

I think I know which threads you're referring to. I've found it annoying when I'm interested in a thread subject, yet realize after opening a thread that I have to look at the date the thread was edited, and scroll through all the replies to the old thread until I get to the date when the replies pertain to the new topic.

I have no idea why that person continues to do that - it's far more annoying than anything he actually posts. (to me, anyhow.)