Murphy's Law of Threads

[Grumpy Old Man]

I've been noticing what happens to some of our threads in spite of our best intentions and I believe that drift, hijack temper flares, etc are all the fault of Murphy. So I have begun formulating, and subsequently postulating, Murphy's Laws of Threads. I will begin with a few of the more obvious.

1) All threads will take on a life of their own far beyond what the OP intended.

2) Even this most innocuous thread will piss someone off.

3) If you have examined the thread topic and determined that there are 5 ways it could derail and take measures to prevent those 5 ways, a new and unforseen 6th way will appear and cause thread derailment.

4) A wiseass will always pop up in a serious thread to derail it, usually with consequences. This is a corollary to Law #2.

5) The goofiest thread topic will result in the longest lived thread.

6) Any decision made by staff, mods or admin will be subject to criticism, condemnation and ridicule. Corollary: if said decision is not subjected to criticism, condemnation or ridicule, it is clearly wrong!!

And as always: Murphy was an optimist.

[izzyscout21]

Welcome to web forum moderation! Stig and RJ need to give us a raise.......

[tompnoid]

hell with it let a conversation have life how many times have you been in a conversation about football and end up talking about some blonde you knew 30 years ago. besides the links between topics are ultimately the reason we all speak of them the need for gasoline raises questions about heat and electricty and solar vs wind or water wether we choose to completely stay on topic is unconsiquential. as our bonds in brotherhood of survival are what really matters anyway. how often have you spoken about keeping to the code of men when it comes to dealing with others and the ultimate payoff when shtf ? do you hand your neighbors beers and speak to them play with thier kids and feed others when grilling because these will pay dividends when bad happens they will come to you and ask how you are. speaking of which i got 20 min till work is over and i go get a beer

[piranha2]

This just pisses me off. refer to OP.

[mitunnelrat]

you're just not right, piranha. lol

double whammy

[bacpacker]

Grumpy I'm trying to come up with some wise ass comment. ..........Nothing!

Tomp You are right, even in normal conversation, not just on forum's, at least for me. I'll be on some topic to someone and end up deep in discussion about something totally unreated. We do still tend to cover some needed infromation.

[rentprop1]

4) A wiseass will always pop up in a serious thread to derail it

I always figured that once a question was answered all bets were off and it was party time ???

and then there is always the guy who bumps it a year later to tell you his brother or dad had one just like it

[izzyscout21]

I always figured that once a question was answered all bets were off and it was party time ???

and then there is always the guy who bumps it a year later to tell you his brother or dad had one just like it

ah..........necroposting....................

[AlphaTea]

Dont forget Godwins Law

[ladyhk13]

I'm just the dumb blonde in the room.....