Thread titles

[fett]

There seems to be a few members of the forum that don't appreciate short "Thread Titles". I quess they harken back to the days when a title for a book would run like this: "Observations of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using "Short Titles" to Lure a Forum Member to Look at a Thread." Subtitle: "Made You Look!!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]"

[Chuckracer]

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There seems to be a few members of the forum that don't appreciate short "Thread Titles".

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Yep, I'm one of them. This harken's back to before you were a member here and we had a discussion about this. The concensus was, no short ambiguous thread titles, please. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[fett]

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There seems to be a few members of the forum that don't appreciate short "Thread Titles".

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Yep, I'm one of them. This harken's back to before you were a member here and we had a discussion about this. The concensus was, no short ambiguous thread titles, please. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ] That's fine by me. Thanks for explanation. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

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[img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Ozz666]

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I'm with Chuck on this...what's so tough about using a descriptive title?

[Razor]

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+3 Descriptive titles for me too please.

[Newc]

Re: Dissertation on Thread titles

Short "bait titles" are fine if you're doing a "Made You Look" joke, but let's consider a recent Classifieds post titled "WTB: Anyone have a ?"

Now, if this were your personal website where you were paid by an advertising company for every page viewed, then yeah I can see an ambiguous title like that (or "Oh my GOD!" or "Hey look at this!"), but since you're NOT getting advertising revenue, and as a general courtesy to other dis-interested members, as well as keeping bandwidth usage down wherever possible, it's preferred that a thread title be somewhat specific - "Oh My GOD! Gnu-Metal SUCKS!" alerts passers-by that there's a Gnu-Metal discussion.
"WTB: Anyone have an electric toothbrush for sale?" eliminates the vast majority that are not selling or do not have an electric toothbrush.
"Hey look at these titties!" alerts everyone who's surfing on company time or who has small children or otherwise unable to properly view titties at the moment not to go in there.

[Chuckracer]

Re: Dissertation on Thread titles

Sticky for Newc's post...

[fett]

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Newc has made a good point. On the WTB's and such, it's a great point!!!. But if you are criusing this site on the other topics, why disregard the topics you are not "interested in" because of the "Thread title"? It could be something you want to comment on. In the name of saving bandwidth, and I realize how this forum is cool on that, any thread I start will have a specific "title". Now, that I have seen the light, I expect the same from everyone else. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[JRE]

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I didn't mind Fett's last two EBAY posts as I think it's fun to NOW know what he thought was a good deal for "Under $100" until I looked at the link.

But I understand the rules and procedures.

As for titty threads, a *NWS* warning is usually a good way to make sure that workplace procedures aren't violated, and people can know to keep the kiddies away too.

*NWS*

[hippietim]

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Newc, what if someone is looking for a question mark? [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[fett]

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I didn't mind Fett's last two EBAY posts as I think it's fun to NOW know what he thought was a good deal for "Under $100" until I looked at the link.

But I understand the rules and procedures.

As for titty threads, a *NWS* warning is usually a good way to make sure that workplace procedures aren't violated, and people can know to keep the kiddies away too.

*NWS*

[/ QUOTE ] I did not intend to imply that it was a good deal [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] I just thought it was intersesting. Me and JRE know better. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[JRE]

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I didn't mind Fett's last two EBAY posts as I think it's fun to NOW know what he thought was a good deal for "Under $100" until I looked at the link.

But I understand the rules and procedures.

As for titty threads, a *NWS* warning is usually a good way to make sure that workplace procedures aren't violated, and people can know to keep the kiddies away too.

*NWS*

[/ QUOTE ] I did not intend to imply that it was a good deal [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] I just thought it was intersesting. Me and JRE know better. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Obviously, my comment above should have been:

"...NOT know..."


And the term good deal shouldn't have been used....I shoulda said LOW PRICE instead!
[img]/images/graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

[442w30]

tittie thread

Damn,
I thought the title of this thread was 'tittie thread' I am pissed.....

See I am dislexic and far sighted, but not too bad off to enjoy a 'tittie thread' [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Oh, not a big fan of short threat titles either

[RacerX]

Re: fett\'s threads

Man, I try not to click on 'em, but sometimes I'm a masochist! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Aaargh, did it again! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]