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Staying on topic
- Thread starter Monica
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Doesn't bother me. Thats kind of like how real world conversations go. When I am with my friends we can talk about 20 different subjects in a few minutes. Lol
Not too much, I tend to go off topic on my own forum sometimes. xD I am part of some bigger forums that will verbally warn members when they start to go off topic, but I suppose it's more understandable on a very active one.
What are the consequences if they keep going off topic? They lock the thread?
They usually split the off topic posts and move them to the trash can, or they outright lock the thread. They used to suspend users if they kept going off topic, but honestly I haven't seen them suspend a user in a few years.
I am strict about staying on the topic, but I do understand it is very common to stray away while creating replies. Therefore, I don't penalize people for going off-topic. That's how real-world communication actually goes.
Sometimes a line of chat will wander off as often talk about one thing will remind us of something else.
For me, a few random posts are fine for a while but if it carries on for too long then the new topic should be continued in it's own thread.
For me, a few random posts are fine for a while but if it carries on for too long then the new topic should be continued in it's own thread.
What am I looking at?I have a kink for getting off on a tangent. You may interpret that when ready.
Depends on the topic they're engaging in and how many posts are starting to stray off-topic. When you start seeing half to a whole page of a topic going off-topic, then I'd probably ask them nicely to take it to PMs or to go to the chit-chat topic that most forums have pinned in their general discussion forum.
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