# Stop hijacking threads to comment on the google ads!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 29, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021 "2005-09-29T14:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/1 "2005-09-29T14:30:04Z")
This is really getting annoying. I don’t like reading an article only for it to be hijacked saying: “Look! We’re talking about tea-bagging, but they’re trying to sell tea bags. Hehe!!” It’s not relevant, it ruins the flow of the thread, and it’s simply inappropriate. If you don’t like them, then there are many threads to vent at. If they don’t annoy you, then stop annoying everyone else by commenting about them. There are threads where you can “influence” the ads to your heart’s content. Plus, when someone looks at the archives in a year, s/he will undoubtable go WTF because unlike the comments, the ads are not archived?? And if you have the ads blocked, then you have no right whatsoever to ask people to post what they say. Unblock the dam ads!! So, for the love Og, please stop this madness. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/2 "2005-09-29T14:36:32Z")
I suggest that you chill. The comments on ads are because they’re new. As we get used to them, there won’t be so many comments. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/3 "2005-09-29T14:37:42Z")
Apparently we won’t have to get used to them because they are going away for paying members. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/4 "2005-09-29T14:41:09Z")
That’s only a thought at the moment, **Airman**. (Or should I call you **Sergeant**?) It may not happen. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/5 "2005-09-29T14:41:25Z")
oh look, you talked about tea bagging and they’re trying to sell us tea!!! hehehehehe (you knew someone was going to, didn’t you?) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/6 "2005-09-29T14:43:53Z")
…ah, so have you checked out the “tea” ads at the bottom of this thread? I think you are going off in the wrong direction when you imply that the people commenting on them don’t like them. I find that most of the people commenting on them are people who find them amusing. I’ve also noted a number of people who have disabled their ad blockers because they’ve realised that they can be pretty funny. Personally I think the whole thing’s given the SDMB a new lease on life over the last few days. A new topic for discussion! New jokes! Of course it all gets old fast, but who cares, the furore will die out quickly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/7 "2005-09-29T14:44:33Z")
> [@wring](#): > > (you knew someone was going to, didn’t you?) I had it typed out and thought better of it. 🙂 But for the sake of future generations, you should have pointed out that the ads for tea are showing at 9:57 am MDT, 29 September 2005 C.E., else someone may be confused. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/8 "2005-09-29T14:45:27Z")
The thread was about teabagging, fer crying out loud. You expected better from people who post in a thread about playing with nut sacks? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/9 "2005-09-29T14:45:54Z")
I’m not slow. **Wring** ’s post wasn’t there when I started my reply, honest. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/10 "2005-09-29T14:46:31Z")
Oh, and FTR I was one of the people who posted in the teabag thread. Twice. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/11 "2005-09-29T14:46:43Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > I had it typed out and thought better of it. 🙂 But this was one of those rare times when I entered a thread before the obvious post was done and I couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/12 "2005-09-29T14:49:44Z")
Yeah some could come in and mention lingerie and the ads may change. Victoria’s Secret. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/13 "2005-09-29T14:56:26Z")
I just wanted to mention here that Chinese Tea is an Amazing Tea for Health, Longevity Strength, Stamina, Sex and more! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/14 "2005-09-29T14:56:31Z")
I do believe I have had an affect on the ads in this thread, I feel… happy, somehow. Sponsored Links Funny UPN Clips Missed “Everybody Hates Chris” on UPN? See it on Google Video! [video.google.com/chris](http://video.google.com/chris) ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/15 "2005-09-29T14:58:48Z")
> [@1920s Style "Death Ray"](#): > > I think you are going off in the wrong direction when you imply that the people commenting on them don’t like them. I never said that. I presume most people commenting about them were just amused. I was just stating places where people could go talk about the ads without hijacking a thread. ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/16 "2005-09-29T15:01:27Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#): > > The thread was about teabagging, fer crying out loud. You expected better from people who post in a thread about playing with nut sacks? That was just the first example to come to my head (why? I’ll leave that up to you.) But there are many more. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/17 "2005-09-29T15:06:10Z")
Saw this rant coming from 10 miles away. I’m just going to quote **TYM** ’s sage advice because my prepared statement says about the same thing only with a lot more cursing. > [@This Year's Model](#): > > I suggest that you chill. The comments on ads are because they’re new. As we get used to them, there won’t be so many comments. ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/18 "2005-09-29T15:06:27Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#): > > Oh, and FTR I was one of the people who posted in the teabag thread. Twice. Oh, my friend has [this band](http://www.nickcarr.com/music.shtml) called Susie’s Neighbor. He looks like Calvin (kind of). ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/19 "2005-09-29T15:11:50Z")
> [@alanak](#): > > I never said that. I presume most people commenting about them were just amused. I was just stating places where people could go talk about the ads without hijacking a thread. goat goat goat goat goat Yes, I was conscious that you may not have been intending that which is why I said “imply”. I thought you were implying that because in one breath you are complaining about people commenting on the ads in threads and then in the next breath you are suggesting that if people don’t like the ads, they can start their very own thread to vent. So it appeared (to me) you thought that the people commenting on ads in threads were people who don’t like the ads. goat goat goat goat No harm no foul :). ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/20 "2005-09-29T15:39:19Z")
I’m guilty of this, you can now sue me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021.md?page=2)