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Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :

I think putting the word mayfly in the title is a bad idea it just encourages people to not obsessively click on the thread title and as such I think people should agree to stop putting it in the titles. I think retroactively referring to shortlived threads as mayflies is ok but intentionally making a thread a mayfly from the get go is just bad, bad, BAD.

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

If we start calling shortlived threads Blaynes will you delete all of yours?

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

You make a case for not putting mayfly in a thread title. . . by starting a thread with mayfly in the title.

o_O

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Blayne Bradley:
... it just encourages people to not obsessively click on the thread title ...

How is this a bad thing, again?

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

CT, I click on your mayflys obsessively.

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

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Edited to add: I want a petition to replace [Eek!]

with the shocked smiley from Mike's forum, more like this

Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :

quote:
Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese:

I want a petition to replace with the shocked smiley from Mike's forum, more like this

I would sign such a petition.

Posted by Qaz (Member # 10298) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Blayne Bradley:
... intentionally making a thread a mayfly from the get go is just bad, bad, BAD.

Why is that?

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

We need an eyebrow wiggling smiley, because I do that a lot when I post, and I want to be sure people are getting that.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

quote:
Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese:

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Edited to add: I want a petition to replace with the shocked smiley from Mike's forum, more like this

I dunno, the eye twitching kinda sells it to me.

I do wish we had a "mashing F5" graemlin, for threads where we wait impatiently to see if somebody else has responded to a thread.

Also our crying graemlin is not convincing enough for me.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
I think putting the word mayfly in the title is a bad idea it just encourages people to not obsessively click on the thread title

Why is it bad to not encourage people to act obsessively?

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I'm a little hazy on exactly why having the word "mayfly" in the subject would cause people to behave less obsessively, for that matter.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

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Also our crying graemlin is not convincing enough for me.

How about this one?

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

I think there may be an element of humour in this thread that we are not picking up on [Smile]

?

Just suggestin'

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

::smacks forehead::

I think you're right, Teshi.

Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :

but then we wouldn't have the fun of finding a very old mayfly and being amazed at is longevity.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

quote:
Originally posted by MightyCow:
We need an eyebrow wiggling smiley, because I do that a lot when I post, and I want to be sure people are getting that.

Like this?

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
Originally posted by breyerchic04:
If we start calling shortlived threads Blaynes will you delete all of yours?

Oh Snap!

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

I like this one.