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0 pointsokareaman6y ago0 comments

There is a word for that: threadjacking

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Dylan168076y ago· 1 in thread

When it's a top level comment, I would not use the word threadjacking, and I would not say it's very problematic.

Replies need to connect to the comment they reply to. That's not the issue here.

Direct replies. One of the best features of tree-based discussion is that "thread-jacking" not only isn't a problem, it's beneficial. A discussion tree can handle subthreads and tangents just fine.

coldtea6y ago

There's also another term for it: casual conversation.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse