"Jason Hobbs King" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:57:48 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

The unwritten convention that thread drift happens and the best way to
'manage' it is to rename the thread, prefixing it with (OT) or
similar.

Wonder why it's unwritten? Because it's not a convention!
If it goes off topic, take it to email.

Taking it to a more suitable group is also a perfectly reasonable action.