Wolfie's Guide to Thread De-Railment

[Wolfshade]

There are two fundamentals here:

Do not derail threads as it is against your Ts & Cs
No one talks about de-railment


What is De-railment?
De-railment is the term used to express that the topic being discussed is not that of the original poster.

Is De-railment a bad thing?
Arguably.

Can I de-rail threads?
You can just sign up now and be taught the magic and mysteries!
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When considering de-railment, one must first consider how we view a topic thread. The school of thought that says that replies to a thread must directly relate to the topic discussed by the original poster. So if the original post is "Why Trukks are the best Ork vehicle" then the debate is limited to the discussion as to whether or not this is the case, though arguably discussions about the merits of Killa Kans would then fall outside of the original posts thread. I believe that such view is far too restricitive, and that topics are conversations, so while discussing why Trukks are the best vehicle in the right circumstances it is possible to compare the merits of Killa Kans, the points efficiency of Ork vehicles, or even if the best Ork vehicle is one that isn't picked as boyz are the best option! It is this broader approach which I believe to be the best as you can get some rather interesting debate, unfortunately, there are many an interesting rabbit hole to go through which other posters may consider not to be pertinent to the matter at hand.

A bad derailment is spam, it has no place on the thread.

Example (thread about bad luck):

I have the worst luck, my cat knocked over my titan and it landed on my Terminator lord and retinue

I'm going to buy all the space marines

A good derailment is the opportunity to discuss wide ranging topics

Example (thread about bad luck)::

I have the worst luck, my cat knocked over my titan and it landed on my Terminator lord and retinue
How to reply to this can open a huge range of possibilities

What is your cat's name?
What sort of cat do you have?
How did you repair the titan/termies?
How did you touch up the titan/termies?

This can then spiral out into a discussion of:

pets names
pet ownership within the wargamming community
cats and their relevance to today's society
cats and their role in the internet
how to repair damaged models
tips for patching/sculpting with green stuff
green stuff and its alternatives
how to touch up paint jobs
luck/probability/possiblity
exestential influences on dice rolls

None of these are technically on topic, but all of them are of interest and directly related to the previous post.

The best sort of derailment is one where you set up the derailment and let other people take it off topic for you.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

And maybe one day kid, you'll be as good as me...

A good read sir well done.

Also, obligatory derailment imminent... SPACE MARINES ARE AWESOME.

That is all.

[Psychosplodge]

But what's your awesome space marines name?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

They are called the Storm Wardens, they're Celtic don't you know. :)

[Psychosplodge]

Which part of the mythical celtic culture are you applying to them?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I'm actually throwing in a mix of all of them. I'm basically saying that different regions of their home planet hold different traditions.

[Psychosplodge]

So you can pretty much do what you want as long as you paint them ginger and apply woad?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yep.

The Welsh part tend to have a bit more brown/black hair though.

[Wolfshade]

You can tell the welsh captain, he has a green stuff leek modelled to his forehead

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

My current Deathwatch character is from the Welsh-influenced sect of Sacris, he's called Artor Llanorwi.

[Psychosplodge]

And sheep on his base?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I didn't include negative stereotypes, similar to the Scot-influenced region aren't all drunken arseholes.

[Psychosplodge]

lol
Is that the Scottish stereotype?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Ever been to Glasgow?

[Psychosplodge]

Yes, both for work and to see Amon Amarth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPRt6Tt6RyM), they were good, and all the drunks were thoroughly pleasant, though I was with a group of Scots...

[Wolfshade]

You are being culturally insensative, you should refer to them as being Scotch

[Wildeybeast]

I thought that term was only used for tape and guard?

[Psychosplodge]

I thought that was the only type of whisky worth the name?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Also, drugs.

[Wildeybeast]

Oh yeah, and whiskey. Tape, guard and whiskey. Never heard it used for people.

[DrLove42]

And Eggs

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

And Eggs

SCOTCH EGGS! GLORIOUS.

Truly the food of the gods.

[Wildeybeast]

Indeed they are! Anyone think of any more?

[Wolfshade]

Are they like pickled eggs, but instead of being in brine in scotch?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Here we are:


Scotch may refer to:
General

Scotch (adjective) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(adjective)) is a largely-obsolescent adjective meaning having to do with Scotland.
Food and drink


Scotch whisky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky), a whisky made in Scotland, which outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch"
Scotch Beef, beef from suckler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suckler) cattle that has been born, raised and slaughtered in Scotland under the Quality Meat Scotland assurance scheme. Has EU Protected Geographical Status (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_Geographical_Status)
Scotch pancake, a small, often buttered, sweet pancake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake) served as a teatime dessert
Scotch egg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg), a hard boiled egg served wrapped in sausage meat, then dipped in breadcrumbs, and fried
Scotch ale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_ale), a type of strong ale found in Scotland and North East England
Scotch broth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_broth), a soup made with mutton, barley, leeks, peas, carrots and swedes (rutabagas)
Scotch pie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie), a small, double-crust meat pie filled with minced beef and suet or other vegetable matter wheat, soya, barley. It is more commonly known as the "mince pie".
Schools


Scotch College (disambiguation) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_College_(disambiguation)) (colloquially simply "Scotch"), the name of private schools associated with the Presbyterian Church and/or the Uniting Church, in Australia
Locations


Scotch Corner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Corner), a junction of the A1 road and the A66 road in North Yorkshire, England
Games


Hopscotch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopscotch), a children's game
Scotch Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Game), a chess opening
Materials and goods


Scotch Tape (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Tape), a commercial brand name for a type of adhesive tape made by 3M
Scotch, a brand name used by 3M (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M_Company) until 1996 for recordable media such as audio cassettes and video cassettes
Scotches, wedges used to prevent railway vehicles moving
Scotch key (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_key), pins inserted into holes drilled axially to fix an item such as a gear onto a shaft
Scotch gauge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_gauge) a medium gauge of railway used in Scotland and Japan
Weather


Scotch Mist (disambiguation) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Mist_(disambiguation))
Music


Scotch (band) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(band)), an Italian disco/pop group during the 1980s, consisting of members Vince Lancini and Franz Felleti. Memorable hits include "Disco Band" and "Delirio Mind"


Scotch (Russian band) (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scotch_(Russian_band)&action=edit&redlink=1), Russian melodic metalcore band since 2002, having released 2 LP albums "Убить Келли (2006)" (Kill Kelly) and "Не может длиться вечно (2008)" (Can't last forever)

[Psychosplodge]

So I was right then?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

*shrugs*

I have no idea what you said.

[Wolfshade]

Wikipedia the source of absoulte truth :rolleyes:

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

To be fair, it is largely accurate.

[DrLove42]

I use Wiki as a search engine. Where its referenced, use the references to real places that I can actually use

[Psychosplodge]

To be fair, it is largely accurate.
To be fair, tweaking slight obscure facts just slightly off, is quite amusing.

[DrLove42]

LOL. I remember that the page for "Earth" spent 20 minutes saying nothing but "Mostly Harmless" before anyone noticed it

[Psychosplodge]

lol, we should have a mass invasion on the 40k ones and tweak all the races...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

The Happycrons. They are ALWAYS happy.

[Psychosplodge]

maybe mention how it's completely unrelated to the totally original warmace 400c?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Ah, yes. I like this idea.

[Wolfshade]

The Happycrons. They are ALWAYS happy.

Sounds like a race for Warmace 400C