Ed Mc wrote in :

I clicked on a thread "cordless drill not working" and got a lot of
mindless drivel about social issues and smoking vs. non-smoking. I
wonder if anyone here ever heard of Netiquette, and more precisely,
"Hijacking a thread". It's a shame some people have to waste their
time scrolling through numerous useless messages, trying to get some
help. Just vetting. Thanks for listening.


"Hijacking a thread"

But wait! There's More!!

It's the Internet/usenet. Deal.

...shame some people have to waste their time ...

Oh, I thought that was the purpose of NG's...???