What do you think of hijacked threads?

[Deleted member 49125]

It's also called Derailing. It's when a member asks a question or makes comments that is completely unrelated to the OP.
Many feel it's bad etiquette. I agree with that.
Do you allow thread hijacking in your forum? What do you do when it happens?
There have been times a topic has innocently went to another topic. As long as it was minor comments & didn't continue on, I would let it go. If however the member keeps on or the topic seems like it would warrant its own thread, I will gently encourage that. Even start a thread & tag said members so the 2nd topic can be carried on.

 

[Katrina]

There are some threads can naturally change according to the conversation. On Christianity Haven, it's bad form to purposely try to derail the OP because a person has run out of pertinent information to back up their beliefs. That's when a mod steps in to get back on track.

 

[Moonface]

If I notice a discussion occurring in any thread that warrants being split into its own thread, I just split the content out into a new thread. Happens often when a subject comes up in a general discussion thread and unexpectedly ends up becoming large enough to stand by itself.

 

[Nebulous]

Doesnt bother me. As long as the members are enjoying their discussion then thats all the matters.