Thread hijacks that devolve into name-calling

Okay, I started a thread recently, something I seldom do. Two individuals have decided to largely use it to insult each other in that message-board way–you know, the kind you wouldn’t use in real life because someone could hit you and you would probably deserve it.

some threads veer off into different directions, they evolve naturally. I don’t really consider this to be hijacking. But if I were running a board, I think I would have a rule that says that you can’t start swearing at people, questioning their ancestry, and other vile insults within the context of a thread on some other subject. It is, frankly, one of the more tiresome and infantile activities on the board.

For those who do this, have you no concept of being the same person on-line as you are in real life? I’m speaking of using real arguments, of showing some civility, of not immediately assuming a personal attack. If you really must insult each other, send each other e-mails, but

LEAVE THE THREADS THE FUCK ALONE OR START YOUR OWN!

Thank you, I’ve vented now.

Bucky

I, for one, think WallyM7 is a stupid dork.

I, for one, think ColdFire is a stupid dork.

I, for one, think that mR. cYnIcAl could at least capitalize my name properly. Shithead :smiley:

I know you are, but what am I?

Mr. Cynical and cOlDfIrE are both idiots.

Well…well…you’re a brainiac! Nyaaah!

Screw you guys, I’m goin’ home.

I for one think Bucky is a fine, upstanding SDMB netizen with a lot to add to most discussions, even if his parents were syphilitic chimpanzees and he has a club foot.

Well Bucky, I don’t say anything on here that I wouldn’t say to someone face to face.
However, I apologize if Mindpuker and I hijacked “your” thread.
I promise to never ever hijack one of your threads again.

p.s.-please see my posts in the apology thread

Phil’s a pretty good guy, too. I just think he’s a bit off-center since he’s saving Satan’s hair from his shower. His wife said something about Phil making a hat from it, so you can see what I mean by “odd.”

This is not healthy, people. (Do I get a free TV for this?)
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Oh jesus, your all just a bunch of whiney-assed brats… <steals free TV and runs out>

Oooh, Mister “It Pays to Increase Your Word Power”, Mister “I Went To College and You Didn’t”, Mister “I know lots of big words like devolve AND I can use them in a sentence”, Mister–wait, what’s the thread topic again? Oh, yeah, thread hijacks and name-calling…

Ummm…

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P.S. Hey, Bucky, in regard to Fly and Mind hijacking your other thread–
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“Get over it!”

<< flees down the hallway, cackling maniacally, hospital johnny flapping in the breeze, orderlies in pursuit >>

Bucky:

Hmm. Guess you should have seen this coming.

(What! Bucky IS right. Some things are just true. Not that it does much good in asshole country. No offense.)

I’m taking this thread to Iran and will then start releasing one poster every hour until my demands are met!:smiley:

(What! It’s an Uzi! Oh, like you wouldn’t cave! )

I still think that home run you hit in the 1978 playoff game against the Red Sox would have been just an out in any other park but Fenway. Lucky dog.

Sorry, that’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think of “Bucky”