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RedMagic1 -> RE: Thread Drift (5/27/2010 4:43:37 PM)
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While I intended this as a joke, I'd like to shift gears and say that the last five posts, taken collectively, are very much on topic. Even though I'm a known poster who almost never posts that badly over the top, I successfully focused all attention on me -- and away from the OP -- by talking like a dick.
I'd consider this to be a hijack, not a drift, and it's a good example of how vulnerable threads are to anyone who wants to stir shit. I think a lot of it stems from the desire of people to be right, and to be able to correct another. Sometimes people don't realize, though, that a form of cyberjudo is being performed on them, and it would be better if they just didn't engage at all.
In terms of when moderators should do something about drift or hijacking, my answer would be: when either (1) TOS is being bent enough to potentially endanger the site if things continue, or (2) if someone reports a post, and the report is justified. If no one is complaining, and the site's not at risk, I see no reason for the mods to do anything. Once members get ticked because of excessive threadjacking, though, it's time to deal.
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