Threads going off topic is fine here, other forums have strict policies, and to be honest it is annoying.
Some of the best threads are the ones that go off at tangents. If a threads question is answered by the first post it will die if off topic comments aren't introduced
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Originally Posted by Englishman2010
Some of the best threads are the ones that go off at tangents. If a threads question is answered by the first post it will die if off topic comments aren't introduced
I would have thought that was the time to start a new thread on the new subject, but what do I know !!!!
I would have thought that was the time to start a new thread on the new subject, but what do I know !!!!
No need to, as the Search Engine fodder is in the initial title and first few posts. If you start a new thread for every single change of topic, you end up with a lot of irrelevant threads.
I agree with Englishman, some of the best topics are the ones that deviate.
I like deviation
Me too - and I ain't talking about "* "deviation ... lest *it be perceived as yet another excuse for straying ! But life would be pretty mundane if everyone were fashioned from the same mould.