Forum message titles should always be specific to content

[mas90guru]

I am not a big fan of allowing community members to start posts with non-descript or misleading titles.

In my opinion if the title of the original post doesn't accurately reflect the content then it should be sent back to the OP to rework and until then it should be gone.

I'm really tired of being tricked into clicking on messages because the post title is vague or misleading.

Some examples of inappropriate message titles might be:

Oh My Gosh
You won't believe this


There are dozens of others that people seem to love to start and imho it diminishes the look of the forums to have that floating around.

.02

http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/149466-ive-realized.html

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-droid-x/149243-ok-wtf.html

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-droid-x/148213-another-android-newbie.html

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-droid-x/147988-stupid-question-but-how.html

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-droid-x/146588-i-dont-know-about-phone.html

http://androidforums.com/support-troubleshooting-droid-x/146897-am-i-missing-something.html

http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/144865-am-i-nuts.html

 

[G.Armour]

Read this..
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/65428-posting-guidelines-reminders-please-read.html
It tells you to do so.

 

[Hrethgir]

I don't see those kind of thread titles in other subforums nearly as much as I do in the Lounge, and I think people are making such wonky titles because it's the Lounge, and they feel the rules are a little looser in here for that kind of thing. But I'm with you, I want to know what the thread is about before clicking on it.

 

[SoFLO]

You can always just hover over the thread title before you click it and get a brief preview of its content.

 

[Pryomancer]

Ok.

 

[ashykat]

You can always just hover over the thread title before you click it and get a brief preview of its content.

Yeah that's what I do. There are definitely rules on forums, but when things get too strict people leave. It's a fine line I'd say. I don't typically have a lot of issues in this forum, save for the ridiculous amount of iphone related threads.

 

[Kelmar]

<-- Is thinking about changing the title of this thread to "So who else thinks...."

 

[Member138406]

Only thing that bothers me about them, is some duplicate threads get made cause the original thread has a spotty title.

 

[G.Armour]

<-- Is thinking about changing the title of this thread to "So who else thinks...."

This would be funny.

 

[Vihzel]

I agree with the OP.

 

[Tangent]

If you still can't get people to do that for email subject lines, hoping that the average forum goon will is a little bit of a pipe dream.

 

[SB13X]

save for the ridiculous amount of iphone related threads.

Saying that why do they call it an iPhone its misleading when it should be called the iMiniComputerwithPhoneabilities.

Apple's iPhone Is Misnamed - BusinessWeek