[FReepaholic]

One tactic I see used here and on other forums is "thread hijacking". This is where one or more people go off on a tangent and steer the conversation in a direction away from the original post.

Often they will get into fake arguments and posts become so heated and off topic that other people will stop following the thread and move on. Mission accomplished.

[Essie]

“Thread hijacking” is a common occurrence on almost all of the conservative web sites I visit. To me, it is obvious that the person is a troll and just trying to prevent discussion. I see this most often with certain topics. For example, homosexuality and anything to do with Obama’s creditability. I really started to notice this when Obama first started to run for the presidency. I think it is a very serious problem. I have seen topic after topic muted by this kind of attack.

[WildHighlander57]

Freepaholic, all y’all:

getting people to stop following the thread by threadjacking/starting arguments isn’t the only result; threads can get locked or pulled on account of it.

Mission thoroughly accomplished :(