# Twickster apparantly doesn't allow posters to defend themseles against threadshitting **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 10, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989 "2014-10-10T19:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/41 "2014-10-11T03:20:19Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > So, what’s it called when someone posts the exact same thing twice? 😛 Twix did a number two! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/42 "2014-10-11T05:00:44Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Who’s the very last? David M[a]bus (brackets to avoid summoning him). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/43 "2014-10-11T06:57:02Z")
> [@Aquadementia](#): > > That’s right. As I always say: Post twice to show you are serious. If anyone disagrees, post the exact same thing a third time because the only explanation is they didn’t understand the first two times. Yes, of course! Posting anything a third time on the Internet absolutely proves it! > [@Lewis Carroll](#): > > _“Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: > That alone should encourage the crew. > Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: > What I tell you three times is true.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/44 "2014-10-11T08:01:50Z")
At best, there were some mild hijacking comments in the way of riffing humor. It doesn’t look like a malicious intent to distract from the topic, but just mild back-and-forthing to keep interest in the thread until an answer could come along. And generally, no, you’re not allowed to defend your thread from threadshitting. You’re supposed to report the post. And I would say that **Silenus** ’s post was threadshitting. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/45 "2014-10-11T08:17:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Laugh all you want. But you’re one of the last people who should be advocating that someone else should be banned. Saying the same thing a second time does not magically make you righter, especially not when the person you’re saying it to is actually posting counter-arguments while you’re not. I’ve always wondered, btw: exactly why is it that “Go fuck yourself” is _streng verboten_ while “Go fuck a cactus” is A-OK? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/46 "2014-10-11T09:03:34Z")
Nobody’s gonna fuck a cactus. People _might_ try to fuck themselves, though, and that could lead to a rush on ERs right when we may need them for Ebola and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/47 "2014-10-11T10:08:07Z")
Valid point. We can’t be too careful. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/48 "2014-10-11T10:42:56Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > FFS. If the entire thread had been like that, I’d see being annoyed. But it was like three very brief comments, surrounded by substantive answers to your questions. If you had just rolled with it, your thread would still be on track. Instead you got aggro and personal with people, and then they got aggro and personal with you, and your thread is in danger of being ruined. It’s like you set out the nice china in your house and then started pro-wrestling with the guy who clinked his teacup too hard on the saucer. Best simile of the year! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/49 "2014-10-11T17:51:27Z")
Phlegm. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/50 "2014-10-12T02:00:37Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > So, what’s it called when someone posts the exact same thing twice? 😛 An echo? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/51 "2014-10-12T02:51:32Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > So, what’s it called when someone posts the exact same thing twice? 😛 So, what’s it called when someone posts the exact same thing twice? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/52 "2014-10-12T04:03:10Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Phlegm. Sorry. What’s green and skates backwards? Peggy Flem. **SNNNOOORRRK** ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/53 "2014-10-13T11:35:01Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > I’ve always wondered, btw: exactly why is it that “Go fuck yourself” is _streng verboten_ while “Go fuck a cactus” is A-OK? Because Ed made some rules about what strings were not allowed, but the members here don’t really like those rules, so the moderators who live and breath here moderate with the tightest interpretation possible. Since Ed didn’t mention cactuses, it’s allowed. It’s like censors who get upset at someone saying “bitch” on TV, but don’t worry about “beyotch”. Why can you say the second one? It means the same thing - it is a deliberate attempt to get away with saying the verboten word. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989/54 "2014-10-14T16:15:09Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > At best, there were some mild hijacking comments in the way of riffing humor. It doesn’t look like a malicious intent to distract from the topic, but just mild back-and-forthing to keep interest in the thread until an answer could come along. > > And generally, no, you’re not allowed to defend your thread from threadshitting. You’re supposed to report the post. > > And I would say that **Silenus** ’s post was threadshitting. By my count there were 2 ‘joke posts’ out of the 10 replies at the point where **etv78** comes in and starts complaining that people aren’t playing by his rules. that’s an 80% ‘on-topic percentage’, which I think is pretty damn good! And \*\*silenus’ \*\*post came nowhere even remotely close to ‘threadshitting’ territory. If you turn your head and squint real hard, you might be able to call it ‘junior modding’, but even that is a big stretch. I’m all for banning the guy simply for his sporting preferences :D, but he did nothing wrong here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989.md?page=2)