# Multiple threads on the same subject. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 16, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162 "2000-10-16T19:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/1 "2000-10-16T19:57:49Z")
I’m talking about the **Comments on Cecil’s Columns** forum. Why the fuck do we need **four** threads to discuss his column on how Muslims find Mecca? There are also four discusssing the “Suffocating Child” Column. Jesus on a keyboard, can’t you clowns first look at the forum and see if there is a thread already on the subject? If there is no new thread, then, fine, make a new one. If there is a thread, post there, but don’t make an unnecessary new thread! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/2 "2000-10-16T20:52:32Z")
JAB1, that same complaint has been done before. I suggest you look here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=42474](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=42474) before posting. Oh, sometimes I kill me… ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/3 "2000-10-16T21:12:07Z")
'Course, we often have first-time posters show up. I agree that veterans should be expected to post in existing threads instead of creating new ones, but visitors can hardly be expected to know, eh? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pit_and_The_Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/4 "2000-10-16T23:13:39Z")
Some people don’t like threads being “raised”, so you have to appologize when you do, to show it wasn’t out of ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Cantrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Cantrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cantrip)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/5 "2000-10-16T23:23:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andros \* > \*\*'Course, we often have first-time posters show up. I agree that veterans should be expected to post in existing threads instead of creating new ones, but visitors can hardly be expected to know, eh? \*\* C’mon, **andros** , it’s really just common sense (or should be, particularly among those who are attempting to fight ignorance). Other than someone who comes to the SDMB never having been involved in _any_ message board or listserv, people should know to lurk at least for a little while before posting to get a feel for the way things work. There should be one thread per topic, and anyone should read a thread that might cover a proposed topic to see if that topic’s covered before starting a new thread. But maybe that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/6 "2000-10-16T23:38:55Z")
> [@](#): > > But maybe that’s just me. Yup, I think it is. In all of Cecil’s columns (and the Mailbag’s) is a big ol link reading “Comment on This Answer.” It’s soliciting comments, plain and simple. It’s not asking people “Hey, come to this site and lurk for a while, then comment.” I’t hard to believe, but there are a lot of people who read [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) and **don’t** post on any message board. And yes, many of them are unfamiliar with message boards in general and this one in particular. They read the column, want to make a comment, click the link, and comment. Simple as that. In the past ten days, there have been 32 active columns in the Comments on Cecil’s Columns forum. Of those, fully 15 have been started bu people who _now_ have 15 or fewer posts. Of those, eight were started by people who _now_ have fewer than 3 posts. You can call it hit and run, if you like. I call it advertising, customer service, and fighting ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/7 "2000-10-16T23:44:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andros \* > \*\*I call it advertising, customer service, and fighting ignorance. \*\* And free balloons for the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a87d85/32.png) [@Xerxes\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes_I)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/8 "2000-10-18T21:07:11Z")
Maybe they can be combined? If you moved the posts into the other thread’s directory? (I’m guessing how things are organized.) (If not possible, just ignore this comment) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pit_and_The_Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/9 "2000-10-18T21:56:03Z")
If this thread is an intentional duplicate, then… Um… Don’t really make any difference one way or the other that I can see. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pit_and_The_Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/10 "2000-10-18T21:57:46Z")
I’ve seen some people start repeat threads because their first one was hijacked. Don’t you just hate hijackers? Got any good hijacking stories? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/11 "2000-10-18T22:07:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Pit and The Pendulum \* > \*\*I’ve seen some people start repeat threads because their first one was hijacked. > > Don’t you just hate hijackers? > > Got any good hijacking stories? \*\* I think there are one or two here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=42314](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=42314) ---
**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-threads-on-the-same-subject/37162/12 "2000-10-18T22:10:43Z")
Isn’t hijacking against the rules? Say, what are the rules? Is there a list of hints anywhere? And speaking of hints, does anybody know how to get out a clubsoda stain?