# What constitutes an off-topic comment?

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**Created:** [April 19, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-an-off-topic-comment/656134 "2013-04-19T14:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-an-off-topic-comment/656134/39 "2013-04-19T17:49:26Z")

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**kayaker** , don’t hijack the thread.

> [@Oakminster](#):
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> So what are you saying, Marley? First you say there are no new rules, then you say this falls under “being a jerk/hijacking”.

Yes. Are you trying to argue that those statements contradict each other? They don’t.

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> Can you cite any precedent for similar situations here?

I’m not going to do a search through scores of mod notes to find one I believe you will find similar. If you can’t understand the general point, you will have to live with the uncertainty.

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