Maybe if those who didn't really have anything concrete & on topic to add to the discussion but rather just posted for the helluvit or to satisfy their own sense of humour exercised just a little more courtesy & restraint and didn't post unless it really added something to the thread, then the whole thing would be significantly less dramatic & we'd see less 'blow-ups' here?!?! I mean really, what if we just scrapped every post in this thread except for those posts clearly 'on topic', ie - just leaving posts 1,2,5,6,12,13,& 19 - without all the rest, the thread still makes sense doesn't it? And it clearly states in the title who it was from & directed to, clearly inferring that it was going to be about a subject that those who've read any of the other relevant recent threads would be aware of, so anyone can chose to read it or not as their fancy takes them or if the subject looks to be of interest to them? And even without those extra posts, doesn't it actually carry on the discussion the OP began??
Surely then, if every post remaining is clearly to the point & addresses the topic of the thread, & then as a result there is suddenly no real drama here at all, so doesn't that mean those extra posts are the real issue?! (maybe even this one included??) So what did those other posters (& I?) achieve here by sticking their oar in except to stir the pot?? Did they really need to comment at all?? Did they actually add anything worthwhile to the discussion topic raised by the OP? Or could it be said that those unnecessary posts (& possibly their posters?) may be the problem in this particular instance... & maybe a few other similar instances that we've seen lately? :shocked:
Why do I say this? Because in this thread & a couple of others I've seen here lately, there has seemingly been an attempt by one or more to take a thread over & divert it from the original topic of discussion, often to their own pointed end, rather than following the topic that the OP intended & any discussion flow they could have expected; and that practice has clearly been causing concern amongst at least some if not many other posters & readers here.... And to add insult to the injury, IMO those doing the most bleating about this thread & its topic are often amongst those who are more frequently than not seen to be posting the pointless & off topic stuff..... :sour:
So maybe it's THOSE posters (& me?) who need to look at how & why they post as well as what they post & maybe exercise a little more courtesy & some polite restraint before jumping in?? I know that after this one, I will be trying to do that... :thumbup:
