depth of thread

#1 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 10:51 AM

Universal law of Usenet #1:
Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.

#2 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 11:50 AM

Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:

> Universal law of Usenet #1:
> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.

Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?

#3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 05:24 PM

I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>
>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>
> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?

#4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 07:52 PM

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:24:53 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
wrote:

>I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>

That IS the definition of "top poster" ?

#5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 07:59 PM

Bazzer Smith wrote:
> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>
> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>
>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?

Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?

#6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 08:43 PM

"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
> Bazzer Smith wrote:
>> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>>
>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
>
> Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?

Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of thread on a
car
tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?

#7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 09:56 PM

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:40 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
wrote:

>
>"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
>> Bazzer Smith wrote:
>>> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>>>
>>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>>>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?
>
>Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of thread on a
>car
>tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?
>

here it is the inverse of stated law: minimum 3

#8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 10:56 PM

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:56:14 +0200, Osiris <> wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:40 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
>>> Bazzer Smith wrote:
>>>> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>>>>
>>>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>>>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>>>>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
>>>
>>> Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?
>>
>>Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of thread on a
>>car
>>tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?
>>
>
>here it is the inverse of stated law: minimum 3

My big toe is staring at me.

#9 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 01:09 AM

<Osiris> wrote in message news:eirsc2t8rtql4p4cfg9t2hrm81uc0bmtu6@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:40 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
>>> Bazzer Smith wrote:
>>>> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>>>>
>>>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>>>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>>>>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
>>>
>>> Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?
>>
>>Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of thread on
>>a
>>car
>>tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?
>>
>
> here it is the inverse of stated law: minimum 3

Alos known as changing the subject without changing the subject.

#10 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 01:24 AM

Bazzer Smith, 7/31/2006,8:09:51 PM, wrote:

>
> <Osiris> wrote in message
> news:eirsc2t8rtql4p4cfg9t2hrm81uc0bmtu6@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:40 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >>"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
> > > news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
> > > > Bazzer Smith wrote:
> > > > > I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
> > > > >
> >>>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
> > > > > > Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Universal law of Usenet #1:
> > > > > > > Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
> > > > > > Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?
> > >
> > > Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of
> > > thread on a car
> > > tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?
> > >
> >
> > here it is the inverse of stated law: minimum 3
>
> Alos known as changing the subject without changing the subject.

AKA "hijacking the thread".

--
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are willing to work and give to those who would not." ~ Thomas Jefferson

#11 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 08:00 AM

On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:09:51 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
wrote:

>
><Osiris> wrote in message news:eirsc2t8rtql4p4cfg9t2hrm81uc0bmtu6@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:40 GMT, "Bazzer Smith" <me@invalid.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>>news:7qszg.66377$FQ1.9347@attbi_s71...
>>>> Bazzer Smith wrote:
>>>>> I find top posters tend to stay on topic the most.
>>>>>
>>>>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:xn0epddfum9soh2001@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>>>> Osiris, 7/31/2006,5:51:47 AM, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Universal law of Usenet #1:
>>>>>>> Any thread with a depth greater than 3 has gone off topic.
>>>>>> Why is THIS thread not marked as {OT} ?
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know where I can get Quicksilver wholesale?
>>>
>>>Dunno, does anyone know what the legal mimumum for the depth of thread on
>>>a
>>>car
>>>tyre in the UK, I believe it is 1 mm across 3/4 of the tyre?
>>>
>>
>> here it is the inverse of stated law: minimum 3
>
>Alos known as changing the subject without changing the subject.
>
>

qed