# How much input does/should the OP have in controlling a thread?

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**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-does-should-the-op-have-in-controlling-a-thread/941000 "2021-04-28T22:47:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-input-does-should-the-op-have-in-controlling-a-thread/941000/41 "2021-05-01T03:14:52Z")

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> [@Esprise\_Me](#):
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> Hmmmm. I kinda feel like others besides the OP should maybe also be able to ask folks to stay on track? Sometimes I start reading an interesting thread, and I think I have something to add that hasn’t been said before, but it’s already veered so far off-topic I feel weird about just responding to the OP. If I saw that someone was still interested in the OP’s topic, I might be more willing to jump in late.

The rules are not solid here. Usually one polite request is OK, especially in conjunction with a post. But AFAIK, the Mods have not made this clear. Or maybe they have and I dont remember.

Mods?

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