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Warrior
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written Friday, December 1 2006 10:51
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I noticed that on these boards, a topic will start, have a good conversational thread, then gets derailed and the topic twists around into some parody of what was originally intended. I have to wonder, does this happen all of the time or is it just me... Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 19 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=lxzyCGPBetIs"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=lxzyCGPBetIs"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- Learn from others mistakes. Its safer and more entertaining than learning on your own. Posts: 100 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 11:04
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I went with 80%-89%. There are a few topics that stay on topic, but it's not a frequent occurance. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Friday, December 1 2006 11:07
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How about that fantasy baseball? -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, December 1 2006 11:54
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Very few threads stay on topic if they don't get locked first. Which is sometimes a detriment to me. If I find the title uninteresting, or the first post, I may not go in or ever go back in until a week later when on page ten I start to wonder what everybody's still talking about. I've missed some good discussions that way. -------------------- Forever Always on Past the End TrueSite for Blades - Blades Walkthroughs Pixle Profusion - BoE Graphics Archive Posts: 563 | Registered: Tuesday, July 27 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 11:59
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Speaking of which, what is your favorite color and why? [/thread-derail] :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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His Mighty Tentacle
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written Friday, December 1 2006 12:04
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**Taps tentacle on desk** This is a meaningful conversation right? Not another spammy poll thread? -------------------- If I could make just one wish, I would want a tasty vlish. Geneforge IV. Still no tasty vlish. Posts: 1104 | Registered: Tuesday, February 12 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, December 1 2006 12:04
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Well, I prefer blue, myself. I can't understand why some people would like pink... purple or red aren't too bad either. [/thread-derail] Posts: 587 | Registered: Tuesday, April 1 2003 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, December 1 2006 12:23
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Topics do tend to get derailed, unless they have some long-lasting reason to stay on topic (like an RP), probably because people can only say so much about a given topic. But it works both ways. Interesting topics can get turned into boring ones, and boring topics can get turned into interesting ones. Dikiyoba's favorite color is orange, with black and green as second-favorites. Edit: Typo. [ Friday, December 01, 2006 12:24: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, December 1 2006 12:28
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Making topics use up precious resources, and so for conservationist reasons, we stick in our non sequiturs in existing topics that no longer interest us. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Friday, December 1 2006 12:37
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Blazing Saddles is a great movie. Soylent Green is highly rated movie. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 13:17
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90-99%... In other news, we got hit by a huge ice storm over the past two days. Anybody else feeling the chill of winter? -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, December 1 2006 13:36
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It's cold here but we missed the snow. My favorite color is plum purple(though most shades are nice), with craola's midnight blue as a close second. -------------------- Forever Always on Past the End TrueSite for Blades - Blades Walkthroughs Pixle Profusion - BoE Graphics Archive Posts: 563 | Registered: Tuesday, July 27 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, December 1 2006 13:39
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quote:Lucky you. Up here, we got a full 6' of snow. And I had to shovel it. My favorite color is a dark green, with black as a second. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, December 1 2006 13:41
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Wednesday was cold, but other than that it's been pretty mild. And dry. Dikiyoba wonders how different lengths of topics compare. One-page topics (because no discussion really got going) and 11+ page topics (because they must have a reason to exist that brings them back on track) probably stay on topic more than 2-10 page topics. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, December 1 2006 14:00
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-X- lives in Toledo. So no snow. You unappreciative lucky. . . people. -X- has to shovel snow, and he considers it worth it. Ah well. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 14:01
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Don't make me lock this. Most topics don't last long enough to get derailed, and most game threads stay focused. Also, I think there's a difference between conversation drift, which is fine, and derailment, which is sadly frequent. And sometimes fine, I guess. —Alorael, who thinks some topics need to be derailed as quickly as possible. When there's nothing good and relevant to say, say something good anyway! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, December 1 2006 16:51
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Derailment is a good thing. Some topics just suck, so what's wrong with them taking a turn to something completely off topic and more interesting? If people like the original topic, derailment will not be necessary. If the topic is boring and weak, derailing it and continuing in a different direction can only be healthy for the board as a whole. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, December 1 2006 17:08
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Proof that Tullegolar's philosophy can be applied virtually anywhere, anytime. :P EDIT: made the joke a bit more obvious. [ Friday, December 01, 2006 17:20: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, December 1 2006 18:03
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Yet again Alorael has made the perspicacious analysis. I think we all implicitly thought that the question only applied to topics in General, and so the estimated percentage of derailment was skewed way up. What a great pun, Nioca. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, December 1 2006 18:40
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quote:Except that, overall, more topics are made on General than any other forum. So, naturally, it would be skewed in the upwards direction. quote:Thank you. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 19:05
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Blue, no red. Even game threads change unless they are very short question and answer types. Thread drift occurs as people get bored with the original topic and because it's easier to alter an existing thread than start a new one. What is this snow that you speak of? I haven't had real snow in years. Too bad since it would kill off the new crop of weeds. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, December 1 2006 19:06
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quote:No! Yeloooooooooooow! :P -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, December 1 2006 20:49
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I'd have to say fire. No, wait, ice. Definitely ice. But fire's good too. Topic de-railment is good. It leads to interesting conversations. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, December 2 2006 00:37
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It was cold here. But now it's warmer -14C or so. I like driving in the snow and laughing at people on the coast that don't know how. Yellow is by far the colour of mod. I hate words with too manu vowels, Dioecious, perhaps. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, December 2 2006 03:54
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I feel like I wish I could change my answer to "ALWAYS!!!!" (And don't criticize me on the amount of !s) -------------------- Learn from others mistakes. Its safer and more entertaining than learning on your own. Posts: 100 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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