Basic question for a "dummy"

[Phillip w]

Call dumb, but I am not very good with high tech stuff and lingo. For the most part I'm just pushing buttons on these electronic whizzos hoping to get it to do what I want it. What do you folks mean by the term "thread"? For me thread means something your wife uses to sew up your pants or "threads on a bolt". Laugh out loud, but I warned you it was a question from a dummy. Thanks.

 

[rider7767]

You just started a thread. Imagine a board with a bunch of threads(strings) going off in different directions.

 

[CobyRupert]

Yep, "RE: Basic question for a "dummy" " is now a thread.

So are each of our responses a "stitch"?

 

[Thomas]

Question asking for help not dumb... topic..following topic.

 

[k0ua]

Not a dumb question at all Phillip. You started a "thread", a new topic, that may stretch on for days weeks or even years. This one probably won't as your question has pretty much been already answered, but "threads" can take on a life of their own, and "thread drift" has been know to occur. A thread is one small part of the "fabric" of the tapestry of this forum. A person can follow a "thread" from start to finish, if it ever does finish, by just starting at post 1 and continuing on and reading each post, no matter how convoluted and inane each post may be. :laughing: Thread drift is where the original question or topic of a thread is totally forgotten, and the thread drifts off into a totally different topic or topics that have nothing to do with the original. For instance while this post will only be post 5 or so, but what if I ask you about your Massey, and you answered and now the original topic is totally forgotten.?

Anyway, welcome to the forum and if we can help with anything just holler.

 

[bcp]

Is thread drift caused by a weaver?



Bruce

 

[smstonypoint]

Can anyone explain the purpose of these pallet formations I keep seeing in farm fields?

Steve

 

[George2615]

There is already a thread on pallets in fields now that Steve has drifted off topic.

 

[k0ua]

Can anyone explain the purpose of these pallet formations I keep seeing in farm fields?

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Steve

Oh, man..That is just wrong on soooo... many levels.

 

[hawkeye08]

Your posts are like stitches and just like stitches, posts can go in a straight line or zig zag or go completely off topic... all in a thread.