, IMHO. It's just that TDCers don't grasp the idea that starting fights on threads or derailing them from the original post is a bad thing.
I don't think derailing is a bad thing. Most conversations gradually change In real life. Could you imagine how annoying it would be if while talking someone yells at you "OFF TOPIC" as the conversation gradually changes.
It's no problem if the original topic was about something casual like movies, birthdays, games, and you stray off topic. Conversational topics are fine to stray from.
It's a problem if the poster asked about something, ask for advice, suggests something, or anything where an answer is expected at all. I mean seriously, in a conversation, if someone asks, "Hey, I'm having some problems with my computer!", and you reply something comparing computers to TVs. And then everyone at tech support talks about TVs. Not very polite.
But yeah, locking might not be the best solution there either. I think the admins are using it as a way to show that they frown upon such behavior. To say, "All of you get out of here and go to your rooms."
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Peblo Custom ratings must be 50 characters or less
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21st January, 2009 at 05:40:46 -
The internet is a form of communication. Arguing on the internet and in real life are just the same. It's not a productive behavior to what most say their goals are, but that's most's choice.
"Isn't it always amazing how we characterize a person's intelligence by how closely their thinking matches ours?"
~Belgarath
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