11-06-2007, 01:35 AM
I really enjoy Punaweb. I'm on a lot of forums, and it is, *by far*, the most civil forum I've encountered. Regarding topic hijacks, they naturally happen in the course of conversation, written and spoken. If it really bugs ya there's an easy solution we used at my last job....
If you respond to post with content that veers off the original topic, write 'starting a new thread about XYZ as topic Blah Blah Blah". Then start a new topic about blah blah blah.
An example for those who haven't seen this in action:
Someone posts about 'natural cure for bruises". I respond that I used frozen chicken lip poultice when I fell off my horse 5 years ago. Someone else asks me about horses & says they want to ride horses too...plus the line "taking the horse topic to "Horse Riders" & they start a new topic. Easy peasy. The folks who are really interested in bruises get bruises, horses get horses.
Rob, if you hate this idea, feel free to tell me
I don't know if a new topic would help the more heated 'arguments' on the forum lately. I was alarmed to see the threat of legal action about topic replies. A question for the lawyers in the audience... if I start a new topic in direct opposition to another topic, does that still open me up to legal action? If anyone responds to this, I'll take it to a new topic, lol.
Thanks to Rob for creating PunaWeb & hall-monitoring. Thanks to everyone for posts and participation. Punaweb is my daily staple & has blessed me with laughter, knowledge, opportunities, tweaked panties and friendships...sometimes all in the same post!
Erin
Edited by - hooligal on 11/06/2007 05:37:12
If you respond to post with content that veers off the original topic, write 'starting a new thread about XYZ as topic Blah Blah Blah". Then start a new topic about blah blah blah.
An example for those who haven't seen this in action:
Someone posts about 'natural cure for bruises". I respond that I used frozen chicken lip poultice when I fell off my horse 5 years ago. Someone else asks me about horses & says they want to ride horses too...plus the line "taking the horse topic to "Horse Riders" & they start a new topic. Easy peasy. The folks who are really interested in bruises get bruises, horses get horses.
Rob, if you hate this idea, feel free to tell me
I don't know if a new topic would help the more heated 'arguments' on the forum lately. I was alarmed to see the threat of legal action about topic replies. A question for the lawyers in the audience... if I start a new topic in direct opposition to another topic, does that still open me up to legal action? If anyone responds to this, I'll take it to a new topic, lol.
Thanks to Rob for creating PunaWeb & hall-monitoring. Thanks to everyone for posts and participation. Punaweb is my daily staple & has blessed me with laughter, knowledge, opportunities, tweaked panties and friendships...sometimes all in the same post!
ErinEdited by - hooligal on 11/06/2007 05:37:12
* I'd rather fail at happiness than succeed at misery *