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erronis

(15,181 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:46 PM Jun 2020

Please post enough content in your title to make it worthwhile to open the body! [View all]

I know this is mentioned frequently but for people that have lots of other things going on in their lives it is really nice to know what merits consideration.

It's been a long time since I was in grade school but I was taught that the subject line should contain as much of the content as useful.

But many posters like to use "teaser" lines which are just "Look at this!"

Maybe this works ok when the browser is looking at the home page which may include a bit more context.

It doesn't work if someone is trying to scan other one-line lists.

I won't click on teasers any more.

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My favorites are the ones like "Turn on CNN right now!" The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1
RIGHT FUGGING NOW is kind of a DU meme Skittles Jun 2020 #6
Packman and a couple of others are mainly of the video authors. A bit of content but not worth it. erronis Jun 2020 #8
Mine are one word like "this" question everything Jun 2020 #25
Also, give a clue what you're talking about spinbaby Jun 2020 #2
Recommended. eom guillaumeb Jun 2020 #3
"HERE! Click this link now!" Uh huh. CurtEastPoint Jun 2020 #4
agree 100% stopdiggin Jun 2020 #5
In the day of social media etc HipChick Jun 2020 #7
I'm sure many are mining the content of our posts - perhaps even DU erronis Jun 2020 #11
Also, mark [satire] in the headline. Jirel Jun 2020 #9
Totally agree. And many people here are apparently really good with injecting emojis/etc. erronis Jun 2020 #13
+ a googleplex n/t Disaffected Jun 2020 #14
You can usually tell if it's satire, though. Not always, but I would say 90% of the time. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #18
Definitely, this! wackadoo wabbit Jun 2020 #24
KnR...you are so correct! N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #10
There's an "If you don't need" one at the top right now. This is one of my clickbait peeves. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #12
The one I dislike most is THIS. Croney Jun 2020 #15
I'm occasionally guilty of that in a response Rorey Jun 2020 #16
THIS JonAndKatePlusABird Jun 2020 #17
THIS +++ erronis Jun 2020 #21
YES! question everything Jun 2020 #27
there ought to be a law appalachiablue Jun 2020 #32
Another thing that bothers me is when people just post a link in the body with no smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #19
I love a well crafted title. chriscan64 Jun 2020 #20
And there are certain authors I know have good content behind a minimalist title. Still, please give erronis Jun 2020 #22
Not saying I only read clever titles chriscan64 Jun 2020 #23
Good luck with that ibegurpard Jun 2020 #26
!!! Baclava Jun 2020 #28
I agree. JesterCS Jun 2020 #29
I agree Raine Jun 2020 #30
THANK YOU. nt raccoon Jun 2020 #31
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