Thread Ownership - Page 2

Dagney · 05-30-2007, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

ducky...I'm sure we can find a penis for you ifyou really want one.

Maybe not a penis, but I'm sure some people think there are a few dicks around - based on the snarky comments I've read here lately.

SteveDallas · 05-30-2007, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

once you release it you have no control where it's going, no matter how much you want to.

I regard threadjacking of my threads as a badge of honor.

Cloud · 05-30-2007, 08:42 AM

you can't make people respond as you wish to any thread. But I believe that the OP should have the right to delete the topic if he/she chooses.

LabRat · 05-30-2007, 08:56 AM

I regard a thread's opening post's author as the 'owner' I guess. As for following rules, it depends on a thread's opening post. If an author asks for specific things, I try to adhere to those requests. The fun ones are the ones that seem to take the long way around a topic, sorta like accidently missing your turn, and finding a neat little part of town you never knew existed.

The Cellar: Drift happens.

I refer to F3's thread regarding my booty as 'mine' but that's only because it's about part of me.

monster · 05-30-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Thread, string, rope, chain.... you can pull it, but you can't push it.

I like that

xoxoxoBruce · 05-30-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

you can't make people respond as you wish to any thread. But I believe that the OP should have the right to delete the topic if he/she chooses.

What is an OP? Delete the topic? Do you mean delete the thread? I'm lost.

Cloud · 05-30-2007, 03:42 PM

You're an enlightened man, Bruce, to ask for directions.

OP = Original Poster.

Topic = Thread.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-30-2007, 03:52 PM

I thought I did.

So I you invite a bunch of people to play soccer and they decide they would rather play field hockey, you want to kill the game?

I think that's a bad idea.

Cloud · 05-30-2007, 03:56 PM

yes, you did.

I wouldn't kill a thread if it got off topic--I don't care about that at all.

If it digressed to a topic or discussion that I found personally offensive, or into attacking me personally, or appeared to be making everyone unhappy, then I would want that option, either by my own hand, or through a moderator or admin's kind offices.

Flint · 05-30-2007, 03:57 PM

Thread Drift is the essence of the organic, serendipitous magic that breathes life into the internet.

The alternative is, literally, sitting down in a room by yourself and typing up a Word document.

Spexxvet · 05-30-2007, 04:44 PM

Guns!

Just kidding.

Happy Monkey · 05-30-2007, 05:48 PM

Threads are like sand castles. One person starts building, and others may join in. The original builder has a certain claim to it, but it's a public beach. Some of the contributors could start building in a completely different style, and they could overpower the original style. Or some jerk could walk in and kick it over.

TheMercenary · 05-30-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Threads are like sand castles. One person starts building, and others may join in. The original builder has a certain claim to it, but it's a public beach. Some of the contributors could start building in a completely different style, and they could overpower the original style. Or some jerk could walk in and kick it over.

Or build a bigger one right on top of it when you walk away to get a drink at the tiki bar.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-30-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

yes, you did.

I wouldn't kill a thread if it got off topic--I don't care about that at all.

If it digressed to a topic or discussion that I found personally offensive, or into attacking me personally, or appeared to be making everyone unhappy, then I would want that option, either by my own hand, or through a moderator or admin's kind offices.

You feel UT should kill any thread anyone says they find offensive? That Madam, is flagrant censorship. There wouldn't be any thread worth a shit left.
Just let go of the notion that it's your thread... it's not and thinking it is, will lead to more disappointment and heartbreak than having a teenage child.

Cloud · 05-31-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You feel UT should kill any thread anyone says they find offensive?

Not at all. But I think someone who has posted a thread should have the option to withdraw it.

05-30-2007, 08:42 AM	#18
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you can't make people respond as you wish to any thread. But I believe that the OP should have the right to delete the topic if he/she chooses. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-30-2007, 08:56 AM	#19
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I regard a thread's opening post's author as the 'owner' I guess. As for following rules, it depends on a thread's opening post. If an author asks for specific things, I try to adhere to those requests. The fun ones are the ones that seem to take the long way around a topic, sorta like accidently missing your turn, and finding a neat little part of town you never knew existed. The Cellar: Drift happens. I refer to F3's thread regarding my booty as 'mine' but that's only because it's about part of me. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 05-30-2007 at 09:27 AM.

05-30-2007, 03:42 PM	#22
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	You're an enlightened man, Bruce, to ask for directions. OP = Original Poster. Topic = Thread. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-30-2007, 03:52 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I thought I did. So I you invite a bunch of people to play soccer and they decide they would rather play field hockey, you want to kill the game? I think that's a bad idea. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-30-2007, 03:56 PM	#24
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yes, you did. I wouldn't kill a thread if it got off topic--I don't care about that at all. If it digressed to a topic or discussion that I found personally offensive, or into attacking me personally, or appeared to be making everyone unhappy, then I would want that option, either by my own hand, or through a moderator or admin's kind offices. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-30-2007, 03:57 PM	#25
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Thread Drift is the essence of the organic, serendipitous magic that breathes life into the internet. The alternative is, literally, sitting down in a room by yourself and typing up a Word document. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-30-2007, 04:44 PM	#26
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Guns! Just kidding. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

05-30-2007, 05:48 PM	#27
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Threads are like sand castles. One person starts building, and others may join in. The original builder has a certain claim to it, but it's a public beach. Some of the contributors could start building in a completely different style, and they could overpower the original style. Or some jerk could walk in and kick it over. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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