Forum Suggestions & User Assistance - Thread Conversation Development

I am curious to know, as the recipient of a couple of less than flattering replies to posts I have made in the past, where the rules and the mods stand on the idea of threads developing into a conversation where the topic of chat changes greatly from the original title of the thread. I see so often curt replies from lots of people who, very often, have been members for a very short time, who seem to want nothing more than have a crack at someone about changing the topic and while there are threads where people deliberately change the topic, when a thread has developed into a conversation and noone seems to mind, is it a bad thing? I guess it is just narrow minded people who have nothing constructive to add, and just want to have something to say... Rant over...

This is the nature of internet forums.

Threads will get derailed.
Threads will get hijacked.

The only way you can stop this is by locking every thread that goes OT which means this turns into a very stupid forum. If someone is truly being an ass or is deliberately derailing every thread they come across, report it to the mods.

Yes, just click the [SPAM!] button.

This is the nature of internet forums.

Threads will get derailed.
Threads will get hijacked.

The only way you can stop this is by locking every thread that goes OT which means this turns into a very stupid forum. If someone is truly being an ass or is deliberately derailing every thread they come across, report it to the mods.
Do you guys celebrate July 4th in Toronto?

Threads will get hijacked.

Hehe..heh...I seem to do that a lot now a days. :D :o
Or I just make things really off topic.

Do you guys celebrate July 4th in Toronto?

If we feel the need to come up with an excuse to drink...but we celebrate July 1st ;)