JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hi all, I'm new here and have noticed that there doesn't seem to be much protocol to stay on topic in any given thread. Things seem to wander far off of the original poster's topic. Is this acceptable and typical or did I just happen to catch a couple of threads that did this? Cheers! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 My thoughts...human nature. Unless its offensive or hateful, I don't see a big deal...we all have scroll wheels to pass by posts we don't want to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm cool with that. All forums are different. Some full of rules and some more relaxed. Some more self moderated by members and others "anything goes" within reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Mostly we all sort of stay on-topic (except in wonderful threads like the 'scratch' one where logic must a back seat) but the lounge really is a bit like a bar-room lounge where, from what I've seen over the years, many things tangential can be discussed as long as they don't completely de-rail the op's topic. This 'Straying' is partly what makes the Lounge such an interesting place to hang out IMHO. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I got some new shoes the other day. They're black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I got some new shoes the other day. They're black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The ladies call me Small but Big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Alright already. I asked for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 LOL...we's just having fun man... Welcome to the forum...hope you stick around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks! Enjoying it so far and am learning something too. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 That's just how conversations go. They tend to wander in n out of relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I usually frequent the Epi side and have only recently started posting on this end since buying my second Gibby. I nearly gave up on this side though because the lounge was dominated by one or two people who hijacked every thread with posts that can ony be described as utter drivel. What's more they would also start their own nonsense posts but at least you could avoid those as soon as you saw the name. Fortunately that nonsense now seems to have subsided so perhaps you can consider yourself lucky. Don't get me wrong, I know this is a lounge and I like a laugh as much as anybody but inane nonsense is not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Mommy, I want to be a guitar player when I grow up, Now Johnny, you can't do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I usually frequent the Epi side and have only recently started posting on this end since buying my second Gibby. I nearly gave up on this side though because the lounge was dominated by one or two people who hijacked every thread with posts that can ony be described as utter drivel. What's more they would also start their own nonsense posts but at least you could avoid those as soon as you saw the name. Fortunately that nonsense now seems to have subsided so perhaps you can consider yourself lucky. Don't get me wrong, I know this is a lounge and I like a laugh as much as anybody but inane nonsense is not my cup of tea. I'm sorry for annoying you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What was the topic, new shoes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 What was the topic, new shoes?? I put black shoe polish on a Vulcanite toilet seat or two, in my day! J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakerpimp Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 new shoes, you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I dunno... You guys should know John's from Mitchell, SD, and had one of my classmates as an English teacher. In fact, it was a kinda favorite classmate of mine before I moved away for my last two years of high school "back east." She got a far better grades in Latin than I did. <grin> But she forgot forgot Archimedes' principle when grabbing a dead frog from a big jar of formaldehyde (I think they call it formalin nowadays.) Splish-splash. Odd... Never told that story before. Oh, John... another older sister was Ruthann. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMac Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 You didn't mention the other, youngest sister Barb. She was my art teacher. She was probably a baby when you knew her but she gave me a major...well, let's just say I got really exited when it was time for art class. Off topic enough for y'all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 John... Oh, I knew Barb... my little sis' age and they were friends. All the Ellwein girls were quite bright, mostly very nice to people (they were, after all, still teens of my memories) and quite beautiful young ladies. Ah, how time goes by... It just hit me... how terribly young we were in those teen years that easily would be now young enough to be my grandchildren... How important silly things were and how silly important things seemed. BTW, I did watch Nancy dissect the frog. <grin> I was Bill Houck's biology lab assistant my soph year... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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