# Let's discuss sea lioning **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-sea-lioning/736060 "2015-10-29T04:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-sea-lioning/736060/33 "2015-10-30T19:38:43Z")
This term may be a good way to describe conversations I have with a family member. We’ll have normal conversations about topics of the day and often they get bogged down with minutiae about what words mean, clarifying tone, or other BS that makes the conversation tedious. The same thing can happen on this board where there will be cite requests or JAQ about idiotic things. I typically exercise restraint and ignore it. For example, if we used the OP as a sample: > [@](#): > > It was met with approval at Boing Boing Why would you think that? > [@](#): > > It is reasonable to ask for accountability. What do you mean by accountability? What should be the consequence of this type of behavior? If I see a high ratio of questions to statements, it makes me think they are engaging in this type of behavior. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-sea-lioning/736060)._