Which episode had Picard quieting an argument by tapping on the table?

[CoveTom]

Thread drift: an all-too-frequent phenomenon endemic to message boards.

I would argue that it is not endemic to message boards. Rather, it is how all conversations work in real life. It is simply a reflection of that in written form. No conversation ever stays 100% on the original topic.

 

[AntonyF]

It's somewhat rude to crash into a community that's quarter of a century old and call out everyone

Especially as the community answered the question. And to do so four months later, at that.

 

[AntonyF]

Guys. A book.

One for you. https://www.amazon.com/Dude-Thats-R...ywords=Manners+for+Kids&qid=1785327131&sr=8-8

 

[Ragitsu]

I would argue that it is not endemic to message boards. Rather, it is how all conversations work in real life. It is simply a reflection of that in written form. No conversation ever stays 100% on the original topic.

Ah, but, one topic ends, and then another begins. Perhaps more folk speak in "threads" than is commonly believed .

 

[CoveTom]

Ah, but, one topic ends, and then another begins. Perhaps more folk speak in "threads" than is commonly believed .

You don't ever veer off in conversation to other, seemingly random, topics and then circle back to the original topic?