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theOfficial Hijacking Threads Hijack Thread

In summary, many people are complaining about the way threads get hijacked and morph into something completely unrelated to the original thread title. Some say it's just the way normal conversation flows and topics change as one topic reminds speakers of another. Others say thread hijacking is an awful thing and it is terribly annoying. Well, this thread is going to stay on topic: thread hijacking! Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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Ha! And if they bought another section, it could be a bike for 6. :D (It's modular.)
 
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chefann said:
Ha! And if they bought another section, it could be a bike for 6. :D (It's modular.)
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Oh, now that is fun to rhyme...especially in German... :eek: :p :rolleyes:
 
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chefann said:
Ha! And if they bought another section, it could be a bike for 6. :D (It's modular.)
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When I was a kid, I built a lot of modules of airplanes and space ships. Most modules were Revelle but there were a few other ones, too. I even had HO module trains - Athern and a few Mantua.
 
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The funny thing about the bike is the little one (now 4, 3 when they got the bike) thinks it's hers. She just lets the rest of the family ride it with her. :)
 
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MomToEli said:
Probably wise.

One day I'll tell you how my brother married my first cousin ...

that makes their kids ... all mixed up ;)
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I have a better one to figure out:

My Mother's brother is also her Uncle !!

Anyone ready to guess?
 
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genburk said:
I have a better one to figure out:

My Mother's brother is also her Uncle !!

Anyone ready to guess?
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He married her aunt.
 
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genburk said:
I have a better one to figure out:

My Mother's brother is also her Uncle !!

Anyone ready to guess?
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Actually my Grandmother adopted a child with her first husband, then when they broke up, my Great Grandparents re-adopted the adopted child....

Therefore he was first my mother's brother, and when the parents split up, he became her uncle. Not as fun as people marrying and remarrying and such, but complicated as well.
 
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genburk said:
Actually my Grandmother adopted a child with her first husband, then when they broke up, my Great Grandparents re-adopted the adopted child....

Therefore he was first my mother's brother, and when the parents split up, he became her uncle. Not as fun as people marrying and remarrying and such, but complicated as well.
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Ooo ... good one.

In my family's case, my mom married my dad (her 4th husband, his 2nd wife). She had my older brother, me and two younger brothers. Dad had my oldest sister and oldest brother (who were neither of those at the time). They married and both adopted the other's kids. Then Dad's boy - my oldest brother, married my mom's brothers daughter.

Well, my aunt and uncle had a really hard time with this. So, I was always considered Fay's daughter, but not Fred's sister, which I found HIGHLY offensive and it caused quite the row for a little while. When my brother and sister-in-law-cousin had kids things really got nuts, because my mom was grandma and 2nd aunt. Her own brother had trouble referring to her as the kids grandma which REALLY put her nose out of joint.

Together mom and dad had my youngest sister, and it was the worst for her.

It has been such great fun to explain to MY children that their cousins are really their first, second AND third cousins. Sort of. And their aunt is really their second cousin.

Whew! And not an in-bred in the bunch ;)
 
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wow... I thought I had a confusing family with relatives adopting other relatives to hide things, etc... but yours takes the cake Sandy! :D
 
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janetupnorth said:
Oh, now that is fun to rhyme...especially in German... :eek: :p :rolleyes:
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Of course... if you don't know it means six, you'd just think that was how they ended up with such a long bike...
 
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MomToEli said:
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Whew! And not an in-bred in the bunch ;)
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Yeah, I think you beat my family confusion too. It made me dizzy just trying to keep up, AND I have been working on genealogy for over 20 years !!! :D I should be used to stories like that. :eek:
 
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MomToEli said:
Ooo ... good one.

In my family's case, my mom married my dad (her 4th husband, his 2nd wife). She had my older brother, me and two younger brothers. Dad had my oldest sister and oldest brother (who were neither of those at the time). They married and both adopted the other's kids. Then Dad's boy - my oldest brother, married my mom's brothers daughter.

Well, my aunt and uncle had a really hard time with this. So, I was always considered Fay's daughter, but not Fred's sister, which I found HIGHLY offensive and it caused quite the row for a little while. When my brother and sister-in-law-cousin had kids things really got nuts, because my mom was grandma and 2nd aunt. Her own brother had trouble referring to her as the kids grandma which REALLY put her nose out of joint.

Together mom and dad had my youngest sister, and it was the worst for her.

It has been such great fun to explain to MY children that their cousins are really their first, second AND third cousins. Sort of. And their aunt is really their second cousin.

Whew! And not an in-bred in the bunch ;)
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YIKES! YOU WIN!
 
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genburk said:
Yeah, I think you beat my family confusion too. It made me dizzy just trying to keep up, AND I have been working on genealogy for over 20 years !!! :D I should be used to stories like that. :eek:
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I have some notebooks of our family geneology. It does get really confusing. My birth father's parents immigrated over here from behind the Iron Curtain. Of course, any information about him and his family were kept concealed from me only to be discovered about 6 years ago. Then I found a couple of half sisters. My uncle (Dad's brother) also just found they had a couple of half sisters within the last few years - their dad was a real doozy and had left them and their mother when they were wee tykes )this would be my adopted, rather than birth, dad.

I don't think I will ever be able to put my family geneology in any sort of a readable form :rolleyes:
 
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Each succeeding generation that you research is a geometric progression. When I get back two generations on The Old Man's side it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle. One thread of Mom's side has been traced back to the Massachussetts Bay Colony.
 
  • #2,266
I've got one line back to early 1700's in Massachussetts and another back to the late 1600's in Germany (or there abouts - I haven't looked at that line lately). My husband descends from Black foot Indians, but not sure where his particular branch is from.
 
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ChefBeckyD said:
Ann - is that a serious question? If it is I'll answer it.....but I'm thinking surely you are joking????
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Funny, that's exactly what I was thinking.
 
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  • #2,268
Of course, she's serious. And don't call her Shirley.
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
No, it really was created for people to vent about their threads being hijacked. There was a lot of that going on when this thread started...of course, it was mostly started as a joke.

No one ever thought it would take on a life of it's own and end up being a location for catch-all discussion.

And it's been a lot of fun!
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No one???!
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
No, it really was created for people to vent about their threads being hijacked. There was a lot of that going on when this thread started...of course, it was mostly started as a joke.

No one ever thought it would take on a life of it's own and end up being a location for catch-all discussion.
And it's been a lot of fun!
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I thought that was the whole purpose!:)
 
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raebates said:
No one???!
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"One" would indicate singular.

I suspect we ALL figured it might take on a life of it's own. ;)








(Actually, I never figured it would become a never-ending thread!)
 
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katie0128 said:
I thought that was the whole purpose!:)
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That's what it's groan into.
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Each succeeding generation that you research is a geometric progression. When I get back two generations on The Old Man's side it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle. One thread of Mom's side has been traced back to the Massachussetts Bay Colony.
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Since I'm legally adopted, I get to claim that I'm a Daughter of the Revolution - we trace back to the Mayflower. It has been really difficult to get info on my real father's side, as those records were burned when the churches and such were burned over there. Mom's side - we have Indians and slave owners. Quite a combo. I go in spurts as to working on it. I just don't have the time right now.
 
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I have several g-grandfathers who are veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI and The Old Man is (was? RIP, Dad) a veteran of WWII. I think there may even be a Spainish-American war vet in there, too, but I can't prove it. So, I'm a Son of the American Revolution but I never joined the organization. I belong to too many groups as it is.
 
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President Grant's brother married a Chippewa Indian so I know I have Indian in me...

Actually, in our family we joke about being Heinz 57. About the only nationality not at all in me is Polish!!!!

Also, have relatives from many of the old wars, however, this decade most were drafted but two young or old for each war. Grandpa was in between WWI and WWII, Dad just missed Korean war and then Vietnam, etc.
 
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My husband is supposed to have Jesse James in the family... oh wait... everyone says that:( .

Actually he is really supposed to be related somehow but it is far removed. I haven't tracked that line down yet.
 
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genburk said:
My husband is supposed to have Jesse James in the family... oh wait... everyone says that:( .

Actually he is really supposed to be related somehow but it is far removed. I haven't tracked that line down yet.
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Jesse James the outlaw or Jesse James of WCC...married to Sandra Bullock???
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
I have several g-grandfathers who are veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI and The Old Man is (was? RIP, Dad) a veteran of WWII. I think there may even be a Spainish-American war vet in there, too, but I can't prove it. So, I'm a Son of the American Revolution but I never joined the organization. I belong to too many groups as it is.
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Hey ... that makes us brother and sister ... and I've never joined, either.

Isn't that along the lines of how this leg of this thread got started in the first place? :rolleyes:
 
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genburk said:
My husband is supposed to have Jesse James in the family... oh wait... everyone says that:( .

Actually he is really supposed to be related somehow but it is far removed. I haven't tracked that line down yet.
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Jesse James slept in my grandfather's barn. Yes indeedee, he did.
 
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  • #2,280
Is there a sign that says "Mr. Howard Slept Here"?
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Is there a sign that says "Mr. Howard Slept Here"?
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Hard to tell what the sign says ... it burned with the barn. I'd use my forensic science expertise to sift through the decades old ashes and figure it out except I'm not a forensic scientist ... just watched one on tv.

:D
 
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It could be rural legend (as opposed to urban legend, you know), too. I do know that the old farm was in the area where the Jesse James was. Beyond that, lacking photographic evidence, how would one really know?
 
  • #2,283
Geez ... one little glass of wine.

The Jesse James? Is that anything like The Donald?
 
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  • #2,284
MomToEli said:
Hard to tell what the sign says ... it burned with the barn. I'd use my forensic science expertise to sift through the decades old ashes and figure it out except I'm not a forensic scientist ... just watched one on tv.

:D
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Neither am I, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express...last week.
 
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MomToEli said:
Hard to tell what the sign says ... it burned with the barn. I'd use my forensic science expertise to sift through the decades old ashes and figure it out except I'm not a forensic scientist ... just watched one on tv.

:D
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Well, there ya go.

Does that mean you get in and out quick?
 
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janetupnorth said:
Jesse James the outlaw or Jesse James of WCC...married to Sandra Bullock???
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Jesse James the outlaw is supposedly some great-great grandfather of Jesse James of WCC. I can't talk...my son has the same name as an actor, even though we didn't name him after said actor, per se.
 
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MomToEli said:
Geez ... one little glass of wine.

The Jesse James? Is that anything like The Donald?
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Nope...wrong hair...
 
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DanielleQ said:
Jesse James the outlaw is supposedly some great-great grandfather of Jesse James of WCC. I can't talk...my son has the same name as an actor, even though we didn't name him after said actor, per se.
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No, Jesse James of WCC has a great great grandpa who is supposedly the cousin of Jesse James...
 
  • #2,289
...still can't believe Sandra Bullock pulled him away from his Penthouse model wife...of course she was very pregnant at the time...
 
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  • #2,290
DanielleQ said:
Jesse James the outlaw is supposedly some great-great grandfather of Jesse James of WCC. I can't talk...my son has the same name as an actor, even though we didn't name him after said actor, per se.
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Paul Rubins?
 
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The_Kitchen_Guy said:
Paul Rubins?
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Ohhhh...that was low, KG. Our last name is Quinn.
 
  • #2,293
janetupnorth said:
Pee Wee????
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I expect this from KG, Janet, but from you??!?! Oh, the humanity!
 
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janetupnorth said:
...still can't believe Sandra Bullock pulled him away from his Penthouse model wife...of course she was very pregnant at the time...
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I thought he was married to that dirty porn star!
 
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DanielleQ said:
I expect this from KG, Janet, but from you??!?! Oh, the humanity!
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Paul Ruebens is Pee Wee...I was just questioning if KG was really referring to him...since he spelled it Rubins...
 
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DanielleQ said:
I thought he was married to that dirty porn star!
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He was married to her than left her when she was 7 months pregnant for Sandra Bullock. They are now married...

(Only know this because hubby watched some episode about him and WCC...)
 
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DanielleQ said:
Ohhhh...that was low, KG. Our last name is Quinn.
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Oh, Quinn Martin.

He wasn't an actor, he was a producer. ;)

1959-63 The Untouchables
1961-62 The New Breed
1963-67 The Fugitive
1964-67 12 O'Clock High
1965-74 The FBI (producer)
1967-68 The Invaders
1970-71 Dan August
1971-76 Cannon, The Manhunter
1972-73 Banyon
1972-77 The Streets of San Francisco
1973-80 Barnaby Jones
1974 Nakia
1974-75 The Manhunter
1975 Caribe
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar
1976-77 Most Wanted
1977 Tales of the Unexpected
 
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Oh, ok...just making sure you weren't calling my boy Pee Wee! BTW--I am happy to say I don't know how to spell Pee Wee's last name!
 
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janetupnorth said:
He was married to her than left her when she was 7 months pregnant for Sandra Bullock. They are now married...

(Only know this because hubby watched some episode about him and WCC...)
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WOW! I never heard she was pregnant. Not nice, just not nice!
 
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DanielleQ said:
Oh, ok...just making sure you weren't calling my boy Pee Wee! BTW--I am happy to say I don't know how to spell Pee Wee's last name!
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R-u-b-i-n-s.
 
<h2>1. What is a thread hijacking?</h2><p>A thread hijacking occurs when the topic of a conversation in a forum thread shifts from the original subject to something completely unrelated.</p><h2>2. Why do threads get hijacked?</h2><p>There are a few reasons why threads may get hijacked. Sometimes, it's simply the natural flow of conversation as one topic leads to another. Other times, it may be due to a lack of moderation or enforcement of staying on topic. Some users may also intentionally hijack threads for attention or to disrupt the conversation.</p><h2>3. Is thread hijacking a common issue on forums?</h2><p>Yes, thread hijacking is a common issue on forums. It can be frustrating for users who are genuinely interested in the original topic and can make it difficult for others to follow the conversation.</p><h2>4. How can thread hijacking be prevented?</h2><p>Moderation is key in preventing thread hijacking. Forum moderators should actively monitor threads and redirect the conversation back to the original topic if it veers off track. Setting clear guidelines for staying on topic can also help prevent thread hijacking.</p><h2>5. What should I do if I notice a thread being hijacked?</h2><p>If you notice a thread being hijacked, you can try politely redirecting the conversation back to the original topic. You can also flag the thread for moderation or report the issue to a forum moderator. It's important to remember to stay respectful and avoid engaging in any arguments or off-topic discussions.</p>

Related to theOfficial Hijacking Threads Hijack Thread

1. What is a thread hijacking?

A thread hijacking occurs when the topic of a conversation in a forum thread shifts from the original subject to something completely unrelated.

2. Why do threads get hijacked?

There are a few reasons why threads may get hijacked. Sometimes, it's simply the natural flow of conversation as one topic leads to another. Other times, it may be due to a lack of moderation or enforcement of staying on topic. Some users may also intentionally hijack threads for attention or to disrupt the conversation.

3. Is thread hijacking a common issue on forums?

Yes, thread hijacking is a common issue on forums. It can be frustrating for users who are genuinely interested in the original topic and can make it difficult for others to follow the conversation.

4. How can thread hijacking be prevented?

Moderation is key in preventing thread hijacking. Forum moderators should actively monitor threads and redirect the conversation back to the original topic if it veers off track. Setting clear guidelines for staying on topic can also help prevent thread hijacking.

5. What should I do if I notice a thread being hijacked?

If you notice a thread being hijacked, you can try politely redirecting the conversation back to the original topic. You can also flag the thread for moderation or report the issue to a forum moderator. It's important to remember to stay respectful and avoid engaging in any arguments or off-topic discussions.

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