This thread title tells you nothing about the content of the thread! Amazing!
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
But the exclamation point let me know it was important.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
quote:This thread title tells you nothing about the content of the thread!
Strangely enough, that is false in the case of this thread. This thread is all about that title.
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I've been wowed.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
Ah, but the content of your actual post makes up for it.
So sensitive, so friendly. Reveals some real class!
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Content?
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
Puppy probably had a rough day at the office or something. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
I think Puppy was making an ironic commentary on Vista's thin veneer of flash masking a core mediocrity.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Why detract from Phanto's "Wow" thread, which really is about a "wow" situation?
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
I'd think it to be more general than that. Far too many threads are given a title that implies little-to-nothing about its topic. And some titles are so vague that even those who've participated in the thread can't associate the title with a topic. eg I've clicked on Phanto's thread at least twice, and still don't remember what's being "Wow!"ed.
Posted by happysmiley (Member # 9703) on :
Was there any reason you posted this, or where you just bored?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Elizabeth: Why detract from Phanto's "Wow" thread, which really is about a "wow" situation?
Agreed. Especially since there is a long-standing Hatrack tradition of misleading/intriguing thread names.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I had no idea Phanto's thread was about good news and wouldn't have ever known if it weren't for this thread. *shrug*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Which simply means that you are more likely to open an ambiguously-titled thread started by Geoff than one started by Phanto. *shrug* So?
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I don't know if you guys have heard, but Jem is Truly Outrageous!
I just found out, and I was totally wowed.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka: Which simply means that you are more likely to open an ambiguously-titled thread started by Geoff than one started by Phanto. *shrug* So?
Or two threads with identical titles appearing on the front page is odd and merits investigation?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka: Which simply means that you are more likely to open an ambiguously-titled thread started by Geoff than one started by Phanto. *shrug* So?
What eros said is true.
More importantly, though, my previous post contains useful information: the specificity of thread titles is one factor in determining how many people read a thread.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:Originally posted by rivka: Which simply means that you are more likely to open an ambiguously-titled thread started by Geoff than one started by Phanto. *shrug* So?
Or two threads with identical titles appearing on the front page is odd and merits investigation?
Good point. Although if it were slightly longer, wouldn't you just assume that one was a dobie?
I don't disagree that specific titles serve a useful purpose. I disagree that noting this particularly merited a thread. And if I were Phanto, I might feel slightly hurt by Geoff's OP.
Also, intriguing non-specific titles also serve a purpose. It's just a different purpose.
Then again, I did have a pretty good idea what his thread might be about before I had a chance to open it. Phanto has had a series of similar threads about his ongoing college admissions saga.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"And if I were Phanto, I might feel slightly hurt by Geoff's OP."
Yes.
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
It's hard to believe Wow is already over 30 years old.
*looks around and finds no evidence of ETs.
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I'm just as wowed as I was last year.
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
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