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13 Nov 19 - 05:43 AM (#4018818) Subject: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Mo the caller How many times have you opened a thread to make this discovery. E.g Field Recorders' Collective - 101 albums is not about recorder playing. |
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13 Nov 19 - 05:56 AM (#4018825) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Steve Shaw Well I called the thread I started "Brexit#3: a futile gesture?" not because I thought brexit was a futile gesture but because I thought at the time that, after two previous brexit thread closures, it might be futile to open yet another. It's now managed way over 4000 posts so it wasn't futile after all, though I confess that we've solved nothing... |
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13 Nov 19 - 03:33 PM (#4018958) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: keberoxu I know that I have had that experience at the Mudcat, and more than once -- but, embarrassing to admit, my recall fails me as to the subjects. |
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13 Nov 19 - 03:40 PM (#4018961) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: DMcG not a thread, but I read instructions in a cookbook a few days ago saying blah, blah, blah, remove the cover and tuck in. I spent rather too long trying to work out what I should tuck where. |
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13 Nov 19 - 03:48 PM (#4018964) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Stilly River Sage It's a job of moderators to clarify the meaning of thread titles, especially when someone puts up a clever but inscrutable subject. Staying close to the original post and adding clarification is usually possible, but not always. |
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14 Nov 19 - 06:10 AM (#4019038) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Mo the caller Steve, you may have solved nothing, but neither have our representatives. (but don't let me derail my own thread by starting that one up here) |
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14 Nov 19 - 12:03 PM (#4019136) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Mrrzy I have totally had this experience. Don't remember the actual titles nor what I thought.... |
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14 Nov 19 - 04:43 PM (#4019197) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Mr Red Well this this is still about! |
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18 Nov 19 - 05:16 AM (#4019981) Subject: RE: BS: Drat, this thread is not about... at all From: Mo the caller And this thread is not about Bach's Magnificat |