题外话
在邮件列表、焦点小组、网络论坛、留言板、新闻组和wiki的讨论中,如果有人发表的内容与讨论主题或讨论内容无关,则属于发表了离题或无关内容。
即使在非常专业的论坛上,与论坛讨论的主题无关的帖子也不一定会被删除或遭人反对,[1]但依据常见的网路规范,有人会用“OT”(Off topic)来标记离题帖子或电子邮件[2] ,例如在讨论Linux操作系统的论坛上,有人可能会发布这样的内容:“OT:哇,你感觉到地震了吗?”
若为了故意激怒论坛中的其他用户而发表离题内容则是一种网路白目行为。
参考文献
- ^ "Members of more informal lists may be excited to learn you've had a baby or landed a new job. Others may find such posts annoying and may even flame you. " (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), Medieval Mailing Lists
- ^ "It is appreciated if articles that have absolutely nothing to do with Tolkien have subject lines beginning with "OT:" ("Off Topic")." (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). The Tolkien Newsgroups FAQ