Why so serious?

[conan]

It was about Biden comment. Not Trump, not me or your. Biden and comment he made.

Thanks for proving Mods point and what they have to deal with.

[fallenturtle]

@conan

It was about Biden comment. Not Trump, not me or your. Biden and comment he made.

Thanks for proving Mods point and what they have to deal with.

So comparing politicians is only allowed in one direction? Is it the job of the mods to protect honored guests from making themselves come across as hypocritical?

[conan]

Then start your own thread…

[fallenturtle]

@conan

Then start your own thread…

That would be a call out thread and that is against the rules.

[conan]

Not my problem if one lacks any imagination.

[WuWei]

That’s not banned. The answer is nobody.

This “joke” thing is starting to take on life.

The posts were not deleted for joking. Nobody was banned or even suspended.

[toreyj01]

@WuWei

That’s not banned. The answer is nobody.

This “joke” thing is starting to take on life.

The posts were not deleted for joking. Nobody was banned or even suspended.

Fair enough, I don’t belong in this thread and I am going to see myself out.

[WuWei]

Here is the actual event leading to this thread:

Somebody made a typo

1 made a poem mocking the typo - so far so good

2 posts a meme making fun of the typo again

I post “Now it’s about the typo” in reply to 2’s meme. A hint to get back on topic and not dog pile.

Then, instead of taking the hint and moving on, 2 wants to make a debate out of it.

So I deleted them all. I couldn’t see deleting some off topic and leaving others. Not because of the poem, not even because of the meme. Because it doesn’t stop.

[fallenturtle]

@WuWei

Here is the actual event leading to this thread:

Somebody made a typo

1 made a poem mocking the typo - so far so good

2 posts a meme making fun of the typo again

I post “Now it’s about the typo” in reply to Lib 2’s meme. A hint to get back on topic and not dog pile.

Then, instead of taking the hint and moving on, 2 wants to make a debate out of it.

So I deleted them all. I couldn’t see deleting some off topic and leaving others. Not because of the poem, not even because of the meme. Because it doesn’t stop.

I’m not a lib.

It might have stopped if you had just deleted the derail about it being derail. You didn’t give it long enough, imho.

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

I think the mods should just let things go longer and see how it plays out before deleting posts unless someone, especially the OP, actually flags a post.

If a thread goes off in another direction from what the OP originally started discussing and the OP is cool with it, does it harm the forum experience for others?

We did. The OPs weren’t “cool with it”.

[WuWei]

@conan

The problem here is we have those that purposely try to derail a threat with second or third post into a new thread.

That is exactly the problem.

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

@conan

The problem here is we have those that purposely try to derail a threat with second or third post into a new thread.

Just watch the thread 10 or so posts and see if it recovers or becomes an issue. Also thats open to interpretation since I’ve personally been accused of trying to derail a thread when that was not my intent.

We did. It never stops.

[fallenturtle]

@WuWei

@fallenturtle

@conan

The problem here is we have those that purposely try to derail a threat with second or third post into a new thread.

Just watch the thread 10 or so posts and see if it recovers or becomes an issue. Also thats open to interpretation since I’ve personally been accused of trying to derail a thread when that was not my intent.

We did. It never stops.

In all my years here I’ve never seen it be an issue on any large scale, but that’s just my opinion and its your house, not mine.

[WuWei]

It is a complete derail.

[fallenturtle]

@WuWei

It is a complete derail.

I’ve made my opinion known, I’ll just bow out now.

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

@conan

Then start your own thread…

That would be a call out thread and that is against the rules.

That is not what a call out thread is.

[fallenturtle]

@WuWei

@fallenturtle

@conan

Then start your own thread…

That would be a call out thread and that is against the rules.

That is not what a call out thread is.

A callout thread isn’t a thread where you call out another poster?

[WuWei]

You didn’t post a meme either. I corrected it.

[WuWei]

Don’t start please.

[WuWei]

@fallenturtle

@WuWei

@fallenturtle

@conan

Then start your own thread…

That would be a call out thread and that is against the rules.

That is not what a call out thread is.

A callout thread isn’t a thread where you call out another poster?

Yes. Him making a thread about Biden not working and you making about Trump not working is not calling him out. You use your thread title and OP.

It is true and valid in both cases.