I'll continue working on the same AF base, just in a different building working a different job. I'll be getting a fancier uniform for the next six months.

Sarcasm, mick, in response to BITS observation that "it seems pointless wishing this place was something other than what it is. Obviously, we all have self control. Unfortunately, we're not all using it.

Nor do I expect you to. But when I see a hijacked thread and see that a mod has posted in it... :rolleyes:

I'm not mod-bashing. I simply think it's out of hand and needs to be addressed.

BTW, I believe there is a General Discussion board on this site, isn't there? http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/poke.gif

But I will take your advice and notify a mod tonight when I see another hijacked thread.

That happens to a lot of us.
That's another reason why I don't throw very large stones.

And while I know it's difficult to take seriously any thread Padgett starts, here's an example of a hijacked thread.

Jersey switch?

It starts at Post 8. :rolleyes:

YU.P., it was.

Yeah, but Padgett's question had been answered by that time. :)

Quit with the Yabutz, Snaqs. :cool:

Indeed, the question was answered, but when the *stuff* took over, additional discussion or clarification, if desireable, was stifled, particularly for an interested user, or a newer user that wished to know more.

Staying on a topic is certainly better for encouraging lighter users to join in and actively participate.

Agree, even as a veteran. When I see a bunch of pic's or a bunch of one-line posts I know the thread has gone OT and I don't bother reading through it for usable info.

Thank you, gentlemen. That was all I was trying to say. There are many others. I deleted two threads that I started that went down the same path, I was so frustrated by it. It is a slow time, so you try to start a topic that will allow some discussion to develop, only to have it turn to crap.

With that, http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/rant.gif over!

Fair enough. While guilty, I actually agree with this and am making a concerted effort to show some freaking self control. Of course, I won't make a spectacle of my efforts. ;)

Well, if Snaqs can make an effort, I suppose I can too. ;)

I happen to think that Snaq's point is perfectly valid. In that particular thread, the question was, "Is there anything wrong with changing shirts, as long as all of the new shirts match?" Once you say no, what else is there to discuss? Notre Dame's green jerseys? How is that any better than a binary joke?

JMHO, but I just don't see it as such a big deal. (And not because I'm a prime participant. I'm not.) Once there's real basketball to talk about, we'll talk about it, with only minor sidetracks.

Take those topic to a new, properly labeled thread. When I open a thread under a specific topic that has a new post, I generally expect that new post to be about that topic. When it so often is not, it becomes quite irritating.

And why do you expect this? Sounds like a triumph of optimism over experience :D

I'm still thinkin' about it. http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...ages/think.gif