Has anyone else found themselves to be thread killers? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

KnifeMissile · 02-07-2004, 01:16 AM

I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for this but this is a community that I'm living with so I thought I'd express my concerns about my place here, here.

So, am I the only one here who finds themselves to be thread killers? I mean, have you ever found that the instant you post to a thread that thread immediately terminates? And that this happens with every thread you've ever tried to participate on? It's a bit of an exaggeration but it really does feel like a new trend with me on these forums.

I'm wondering if I'm alone on this one or if others have found this about themselves. If you've found yourself with a sudden lack of desire to post in a thread that you were previously quite active in because I've made a post there, please feel free to voice your opinion here. I haven't taken offense to anything anyone has ever said on TFP, I won't start now...

majik_6 · 02-07-2004, 08:17 AM

Although I don't think I've ever had a "sudden lack of desire" to post in a thread you've posted in, I do understand what it feels like to be the ultimate thread killer!

When I first came here, it seemed like every thread I replied to sunk to the botttom immediately. At first it kind of bothered me, but after a while I got used to it, and now, I rarely kill threads at all. Soooo, I'd have to say it's probably not you, it's probably just coincidence. Hang in there, and it'll surely get better.

majik_6 · 02-07-2004, 08:18 AM

Okay, apparently, I hit quickquote instead of quick edit, please overlook this post.

Mods, feel free to zap this extraneous message, if you feel so inclined.

KellyC · 02-07-2004, 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by majik_6
Although I don't think I've ever had a "sudden lack of desire" to post in a thread you've posted in, I do understand what you're talking about!

When I first came here, it seemed like every thread I replied to sunk to the botttom immediately. At first it kind of bothered me, but after a while I got used to it, and now, I rarely kill threads at all. Soooo, I'd have to say it's probably not you, it's probably just coincidence. Hang in there, and it'll surely get better.

AGREED

The_Dude · 02-07-2004, 09:34 AM

na dude....its just coincidence.

come to #tfp chat and you see that the chatroom "dies" every once in a while and the last person to say something gets blamed

.

majik_6 · 02-07-2004, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by KellyC
AGREED

Wait, are you saying that you agree that sometimes it feels like every post you make kills the thread, or that I'm the top threadkiller of all times?

jasonresno · 02-07-2004, 10:10 AM

Happens to me alot, like one time I will post a really good post I want feedback on, and I'm almost sure I will get replies..an hour later it sinks to the bottom

. lol.

Rodney · 02-07-2004, 10:36 AM

It just happens. But it's human nature to think that, because you were the last person on the thread, you're responsible for the ending of it. Kinda like worrying about why streetlights go out right when you walk under them. It just happens.

Kaos · 02-07-2004, 02:29 PM

Damn...I thought this was only happening to me. Glad to see I'm not alone on this. I was starting to get a complex!

dimbulb · 02-07-2004, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KnifeMissle
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for this but this is a community that I'm living with so I thought I'd express my concerns about my place here, here.

So, am I the only one here who finds themselves to be thread killers? I mean, have you ever found that the instant you post to a thread that thread immediately terminates? And that this happens with every thread you've ever tried to participate on? It's a bit of an exaggeration but it really does feel like a new trend with me on these forums.

I'm wondering if I'm alone on this one or if others have found this about themselves. If you've found yourself with a sudden lack of desire to post in a thread that you were previously quite active in because I've made a post there, please feel free to voice your opinion here. I haven't taken offense to anything anyone has ever said on TFP, I won't start now...

lol... don't worry about it. I find you one of the smarter (well.. in terms of math anyway.. =p) posters around. Always a pleasure to read your posts in Tilted Knowledge.

Perhaps its selective memory. You only remember the posts where no one else replies.

I think i'm a thread sinker too.. =p

skier · 02-07-2004, 05:13 PM

maybe it's because you give a "solution" of sorts to the issue in the thread, and people feel that with it resolved it does not need to be disscussed anymore. or somethingl

wilbjammin · 02-07-2004, 05:38 PM

I know the feeling, trust me. So often I think, "here is something good that ought to get some good replies because it is saying something that no one else has said" and then the thread ends or my comment gets no responses and the discussion head in a different direction.

Ah well... it doesn't happen all of the time at least.

KellyC · 02-07-2004, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by majik_6
Wait, are you saying that you agree that sometimes it feels like every post you make kills the thread, or that I'm the top threadkiller of all times?

Agreed that sometimes it feels like every post you make kills the thread.

guthmund · 02-08-2004, 01:13 PM

You guys can't possibly kill posts....It's common knowledge that I kill all the posts here at the forum.

Sometimes I can do it with just one sentence.

Wait and watch, this thread will now start to slowly sink.

Mephisto2 · 02-08-2004, 08:39 PM

I was gonna comment here, but sheesh... after what YOU GUYS just posted, what's the point?

Wanders off into the ether...

Mr Mephisto

cj22009 · 02-09-2004, 05:59 AM

I have seems like every time I post the thread dies

ShaniFaye · 02-09-2004, 06:01 AM

that means this ones gonna die too

m2k · 02-09-2004, 06:39 AM

Not so much at this forum but definitely at others. It's a pretty weird feeling at first.

Dano069 · 02-09-2004, 07:23 AM

Oh, I've felt that way too. I mean, my posts can't be the "be all to end all" answers to questions posed. I think it's like a conversation, the threads have reached their input threashold and no other posts get posted.

Bill O'Rights · 02-09-2004, 07:27 AM

It will be very interesting to see who "kills" this thread.

tooth · 02-09-2004, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill O'Rights
It will be very interesting to see who "kills" this thread.

That sounds like a challenge to me

Supple Cow · 02-13-2004, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaos
Damn...I thought this was only happening to me. Glad to see I'm not alone on this. I was starting to get a complex!

I've decided to embrace it.

VF19 · 02-13-2004, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill O'Rights
It will be very interesting to see who "kills" this thread.

watch, it'll be me

jwells777 · 02-14-2004, 11:35 PM

haven't had that problem too much here but at another forum I seem to be a thread killer. I think it has alot to do with jumping in on threads that have already been around a while which I do since I am not generally checking the forums all the time

Supple Cow · 02-15-2004, 03:22 PM

so is this a contest or is this a contest?

Arbiestsheft04 · 02-15-2004, 04:31 PM

I bet I will win, I'm a lowly newbie.

QuasiMojo · 02-15-2004, 09:08 PM

watch me now.

ladyadmin · 02-16-2004, 02:38 AM

I threadkill in the weaponry section. Maybe cause I'm a girl?

rockogre · 02-16-2004, 06:15 AM

It's probably all coincidence but there are several, (hundred?), threads in which I am the last poster. I feel the same way you do sometimes but it may also be that I am kind of old and opinionated.

Could be that no one wants to poke a rockogre with a sharp stick.

mattevil · 02-16-2004, 08:09 AM

if we're all thread killers this thread wouldn't get very long. the last post is the winner(and loser)!

Astrocloud · 02-16-2004, 08:29 AM

It's absolutely the worst when you are also the thread starter and the thread killer... with only one post in the thread.

Bill O'Rights · 02-16-2004, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Astrocloud
It's absolutely the worst when you are also the thread starter and the thread killer... with only one post in the thread.

Yeah, those are the days when you might just as well have stayed in bed.

KungFuGuy · 02-16-2004, 10:51 AM

i threadkill occasionaly,

i just have to chalk it up to the shock and awe response due to my grand replies.

greytone · 02-16-2004, 07:23 PM

See that greyhound in my avatar. It might as well be a vulture, jsut hovering and waiting for the thread to die.

Supple Cow · 02-16-2004, 10:57 PM

See, now we all want to win. (Or is that just me?) This could turn into a long, ugly thread.

Dostoevsky · 02-16-2004, 11:12 PM

Ha! It is I, Dostoevsky, who is truely the ultimate thread killer. The weight of my deeply thought out replies like this cause threads to sink to the bottom.

KellyC · 02-16-2004, 11:15 PM

Nope! its actually Kelly!

btw, this could also go to tilted nonsense and be a game.

last thread killer wins!

gilada · 02-17-2004, 09:17 AM

yeah, I've taken out a couple of threads in my time.

Iliftrocks · 02-17-2004, 10:01 AM

slash bang!!!

yup

kulrblind · 02-17-2004, 11:24 AM

The (so far) 39 posts have negated the obvious poetically-ironic situation

Though, I respect everyone's efforts to end KnifeMissle's streak.

02-07-2004, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Has anyone else found themselves to be thread killers? I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum for this but this is a community that I'm living with so I thought I'd express my concerns about my place here, here. So, am I the only one here who finds themselves to be thread killers? I mean, have you ever found that the instant you post to a thread that thread immediately terminates? And that this happens with every thread you've ever tried to participate on? It's a bit of an exaggeration but it really does feel like a new trend with me on these forums. I'm wondering if I'm alone on this one or if others have found this about themselves. If you've found yourself with a sudden lack of desire to post in a thread that you were previously quite active in because I've made a post there, please feel free to voice your opinion here. I haven't taken offense to anything anyone has ever said on TFP, I won't start now...

02-07-2004, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	Although I don't think I've ever had a "sudden lack of desire" to post in a thread you've posted in, I do understand what it feels like to be the ultimate thread killer! When I first came here, it seemed like every thread I replied to sunk to the botttom immediately. At first it kind of bothered me, but after a while I got used to it, and now, I rarely kill threads at all. Soooo, I'd have to say it's probably not you, it's probably just coincidence. Hang in there, and it'll surely get better. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence Last edited by majik_6; 02-07-2004 at 09:41 AM..

02-07-2004, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	Okay, apparently, I hit quickquote instead of quick edit, please overlook this post. Mods, feel free to zap this extraneous message, if you feel so inclined. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence Last edited by majik_6; 02-07-2004 at 08:20 AM..

02-07-2004, 09:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	na dude....its just coincidence. come to #tfp chat and you see that the chatroom "dies" every once in a while and the last person to say something gets blamed . __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

02-07-2004, 05:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	maybe it's because you give a "solution" of sorts to the issue in the thread, and people feel that with it resolved it does not need to be disscussed anymore. or somethingl __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

02-07-2004, 10:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
jasonresno Banned	Happens to me alot, like one time I will post a really good post I want feedback on, and I'm almost sure I will get replies..an hour later it sinks to the bottom . lol.

02-07-2004, 10:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	It just happens. But it's human nature to think that, because you were the last person on the thread, you're responsible for the ending of it. Kinda like worrying about why streetlights go out right when you walk under them. It just happens.

02-07-2004, 02:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Damn...I thought this was only happening to me. Glad to see I'm not alone on this. I was starting to get a complex!

02-07-2004, 05:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
wilbjammin * * *	I know the feeling, trust me. So often I think, "here is something good that ought to get some good replies because it is saying something that no one else has said" and then the thread ends or my comment gets no responses and the discussion head in a different direction. Ah well... it doesn't happen all of the time at least. __________________ Innominate.

02-08-2004, 01:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	You guys can't possibly kill posts....It's common knowledge that I kill all the posts here at the forum. Sometimes I can do it with just one sentence. Wait and watch, this thread will now start to slowly sink. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

02-08-2004, 08:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	I was gonna comment here, but sheesh... after what YOU GUYS just posted, what's the point? Wanders off into the ether... Mr Mephisto

02-09-2004, 05:59 AM	#16 (permalink)
cj22009 On the edge of control Location: Ga	I have seems like every time I post the thread dies

02-09-2004, 06:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	that means this ones gonna die too __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

02-09-2004, 06:39 AM	#18 (permalink)
m2k Insane Location: In There	Not so much at this forum but definitely at others. It's a pretty weird feeling at first. __________________ I <3 clear heels!

02-09-2004, 07:23 AM	#19 (permalink)
Dano069 is Nucking Futs! Location: On the edge of sanity	Oh, I've felt that way too. I mean, my posts can't be the "be all to end all" answers to questions posed. I think it's like a conversation, the threads have reached their input threashold and no other posts get posted. __________________ I may look attentive, but I'm taking peeks down your blouse faster than the human eye can follow.

02-09-2004, 07:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	It will be very interesting to see who "kills" this thread. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

02-14-2004, 11:35 PM	#24 (permalink)
jwells777 Tilted	haven't had that problem too much here but at another forum I seem to be a thread killer. I think it has alot to do with jumping in on threads that have already been around a while which I do since I am not generally checking the forums all the time

02-15-2004, 03:22 PM	#25 (permalink)
Supple Cow Americow, the Beautiful Location: Washington, D.C.	so is this a contest or is this a contest? __________________ "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan)

02-15-2004, 04:31 PM	#26 (permalink)
Arbiestsheft04 Upright Location: NJ	I bet I will win, I'm a lowly newbie. __________________ Generic amusing expression of boredom and disdain.

02-15-2004, 09:08 PM	#27 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	watch me now. __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

02-16-2004, 02:38 AM	#28 (permalink)
ladyadmin Insane	I threadkill in the weaponry section. Maybe cause I'm a girl? __________________ The Programmers' Cheer Shift to the left, shift to the right! Pop up, push down, byte, byte, byte!

02-16-2004, 06:15 AM	#29 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	It's probably all coincidence but there are several, (hundred?), threads in which I am the last poster. I feel the same way you do sometimes but it may also be that I am kind of old and opinionated. Could be that no one wants to poke a rockogre with a sharp stick. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom

02-16-2004, 08:09 AM	#30 (permalink)
mattevil Addict Location: Virginia	if we're all thread killers this thread wouldn't get very long. the last post is the winner(and loser)!

02-16-2004, 08:29 AM	#31 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	It's absolutely the worst when you are also the thread starter and the thread killer... with only one post in the thread.

02-16-2004, 10:51 AM	#33 (permalink)
KungFuGuy Insane	i threadkill occasionaly, i just have to chalk it up to the shock and awe response due to my grand replies.

02-16-2004, 07:23 PM	#34 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	See that greyhound in my avatar. It might as well be a vulture, jsut hovering and waiting for the thread to die. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

02-16-2004, 10:57 PM	#35 (permalink)
Supple Cow Americow, the Beautiful Location: Washington, D.C.	See, now we all want to win. (Or is that just me?) This could turn into a long, ugly thread. __________________ "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." (Michael Jordan)

02-16-2004, 11:12 PM	#36 (permalink)
Dostoevsky Psycho Location: Macon, GA	Ha! It is I, Dostoevsky, who is truely the ultimate thread killer. The weight of my deeply thought out replies like this cause threads to sink to the bottom. __________________ Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has to be earned. It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

02-16-2004, 11:15 PM	#37 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Nope! its actually Kelly! btw, this could also go to tilted nonsense and be a game. last thread killer wins! __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

02-17-2004, 09:17 AM	#38 (permalink)
gilada Psycho Location: Dallas, Tx	yeah, I've taken out a couple of threads in my time. __________________ Hey, this isn't rocket surgery. See my futurephone pics at: http://gilada.textamerica.com See my DVD's at: http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=gilada

02-17-2004, 10:01 AM	#39 (permalink)
Iliftrocks Junkie Location: Near Raleigh, NC	slash bang!!! yup __________________ bill hicks - "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."

02-17-2004, 11:24 AM	#40 (permalink)
kulrblind plays well with others Location: Canada	The (so far) 39 posts have negated the obvious poetically-ironic situation Though, I respect everyone's efforts to end KnifeMissle's streak.