Hijacked threads

Well, threads do meander... Look on the bright side, Tom has had his baptism, interesting 'opposing' views have been aired in a civil manner and no-one has called anyone else anything nasty ... Unless l blinked and missed it.
As l think the post in question is the one l started, l have posted on it again to remind people of the OP, but these 'hijacks' happen, especially if people just react to the last thread they read. I usually avoid GN politics, but it has been entertaining ex

MOnica surely not but stranger things have happened. I thought that Tom may have intervened but as it is his first day maybe not.

I also am with the minority.

Yup, Eloethan & Christinefrance and others. We all know which thread we are talking about and I am with you.

I am just waiting for it to happen to this thread.

But there is NOTHING absolutely NOTHING stopping anyone from going back to the OP and expressing their opinion about that, if that is what they wish to discuss. Of course if your only opinion is I don't like these posts tat does make it harder.

Good to hear I'm not the only one
Hi Tom

It can be annoying. I found it particularly so on the recent thread regarding supposed "unwritten rules" on Gransnet. Several posters could not resist making a political point by objecting to the contributions of those whose views did not accord with their own.

If everyone just totally ignored a post that they didn't feel was relevant then it wouldn't be a problem. Although, I know that's easier said than done.

I too am annoyed by the thread being hijacked. I don't read political threads on gransnet so feel aggrieved that they took it over.
Yes,this is a thread about a thread but how else can I express my views ? I didn't want to comment on there as I felt it best to leave them to it.
Hi Tom ?

This is a thread about threads BTW (Beware Tom is Watching)

'I don't think I've ever seen political views on relationship threads'. Stick around Ilovecheese, one will turn up eventually from the usual source

It's a bit of a tricky one I think. Depends on the thread.
So many social issues are political that it seems appropriate then.
But if it is say, one about the rules of Gransnet or similar, then no, I don't think you are being unreasonable.
I don't think I've ever seen political views on relationship threads.

Hear, hear I was just thinking exactly that.

I too find it very annoying and quite rude and aggressive . I stopped reading it in the end and will not go back to that thread .

YNBU. I find it annoying as well.