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Originally Posted by <<>> Point number 5 makes me wonder: If this person tries to change the topic but the rest of the posters don't disagree, actually the discuss about that new topic, and the thread starter doesn't mind abotu changing topic or even joints, is it aloud to carry on this new topic discussion? Or should it not happen? |
This will be considered on a case-to-case basis, but generally, if it is a complete change of topic then a new thread should be started. This allows future posters to continue to post comments on the original thread. Also, the new topic will be more visible if it exists in its own thread, and allow more people to know about it and post to it. So if a topic starts to wonder off topic, I would expect for someone to suggest starting a new thread on the new topic. If a Bad Post is reported, the moderator may split the thread into two separate topics.
If the new topic is related to the old topic, then it may be appropriate to continue in the same thread since some of the context would be lost otherwise.
Just keep in mind that these are only guidelines, and I wouldn't expect anyone to report a bad post if nobody minds where the thread is going. A bad post should only be reported if a member makes an obvious or repeated attempt to take over the discussion of a thread against the wishes of the thread starter and other participants.