"Thread-" terminology

**wet_boots101** · August 4th, 2008, 01:25 PM

Okay, I have a serious question here.

A THREAD HIJACKER is what? My best guess - someone who steers the thread off-topic.

So a THREAD KILLER is ~? Someone whose username you'll usually see as the last person who posted on a thread, right?

If you're a thread killer is that mostly because the thread has been talked-out, picked apart and ended - you are the lucky one who had the last post? Or is it that when other users hop on and see you get involved in a thread they groan and try to ignore you? Like, "Oh boy, that guy is a big PIA. Why don't we continue this conversation somewhere else?"

Just wondering because I see a lot of that happen... usually some pesty user wears out the welcome too quick and gets a tomato thrown at him for one reason or other. Others, well, maybe they get on a topic too late to offer much input.

**yahoo** · August 4th, 2008, 08:03 PM

wow.............i'm not for sure how to reply to this post....never gave it no thought?????maybe goldenboy can enlighten us???? i wonder if i'm really a thread killer????

**TheCableVine** · August 4th, 2008, 08:06 PM

A thread hijacker, from what I understand, is just what you described.

A thread killer... not sure about that one but in the end someone has to make the last post. Threads don't go on forever.

**Hurricane9** · August 5th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by TheCableVine

A thread hijacker, from what I understand, is just what you described.

A thread killer... not sure about that one but in the end someone has to make the last post. Threads don't go on forever.

Well, they can with properly applied amounts of SPAM

**sprayandpray** · August 5th, 2008, 08:14 AM

I would suppose a thread killer is like the guy at the meet site that when he walks up to a group they all quit talking at the same time.

**Hurricane9** · August 5th, 2008, 08:57 AM

Dang, I was hoping to be the "thread killer" on this thread

**yahoo** · August 5th, 2008, 08:17 PM

sorry dude..........hey wetboots did someone answer your question????

**wet_boots101** · August 6th, 2008, 01:20 PM

I guess... I asked this because sometimes I do feel like that guy who mysteriously makes everyone shut up! Of course, Steve is right because obviously threads have to end sometime.

Oh well, better commenting late than never. I just don't want to be thought of as "Mr Know-it-all" always poking my comments in / talking out my @$$.

On that note - go ahead and kill this one off, Hurricane9!!!

**Hurricane9** · August 6th, 2008, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by wet_boots101

I guess... I asked this because sometimes I do feel like that guy who mysteriously makes everyone shut up! Of course, Steve is right because obviously threads have to end sometime.

Oh well, better commenting late than never. I just don't want to be thought of as "Mr Know-it-all" always poking my comments in / talking out my @$$.

On that note - go ahead and kill this one off, Hurricane9!!!

WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I got to kill a thread. Now my day is complete.

Thanks boots!