will hijacking be defined further? i too would like to see a clear definition instead of specific examples.
We are talking about two different issues here. Let's first figure out the guidelines of
starting a new topic (GCC vs PDA, which are acceptable, etc.), and then we'll figure out what should be considered acceptable as far as threads wandering off topic (intentionally or not) with new posts inside topics.
We'll address the topic of hijacking, because as I've learned from reading some of the replies, it's a real problem.