Impoveing Thread Titles with Details

[Neo-Scholastic]

Recently there has been a rash of “Questions for…” thread titles. Please if it is possible could people be more descriptive about the subject or issues they wish to discuss. Not only do descriptive thread titles help people decide in what threads to participate, but they also help others to follow multiple conversations and locate their own posts.

For example if someone wants to know how various Christians think about the biblical flood story “Question for Theists” is not the best title. Something like “Biblical Flood Question” would, I think, be more appropriate. Likewise a short title like “Just Venting” could be improved by adding “…about High Gas Prices”
Thank you in advance.

[KUSA]

You should be reading every tread anyway. The more you read here the quicker you can be enlightened by the truth and shed your theistic nonsense.

[Losty]

Recently there has been a rash of “Questions for…” thread titles. Please if it is possible could people be more descriptive about the subject or issues they wish to discuss. Not only do descriptive thread titles help people decide in what threads to participate, but they also help others to follow multiple conversations and locate their own posts.

For example if someone wants to know how various Christians think about the biblical flood story “Question for Theists” is not the best title. Something like “Biblical Flood Question” would, I think, be more appropriate. Likewise a short title like “Just Venting” could be improved by adding “…about High Gas Prices”
Thank you in advance.

"Questions for..." threads are usually broad for a reason.
I would honestly like to see people stop making thread titles with spelling errors.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

"impoveing"

My head....I....I just dunno....

I however agree that adding more detail (without being OTT about it - I don't want an essay in the title) would be agreeable.

[Cyberman]

I agree to a point. I personally dislike seeing threads titled with a person's name and nothing else, for instance. I usually don't know who they are or why I should give a crap - it's worse on mobile, since there isn't even the name of the thread starter for a clue. On the other hand, titles are meant to be hooks to draw attention, so a little creative ambiguity can be a bonus.

[rexbeccarox]

As much as I agree with the premise of this thread, it makes me want to start a thread called "Improving Thread Titles with Proper Spelling".

[bennyboy]

1. I agree.

2. Spelling is real.

3. What Rex said


Seriously, though, I agree. I hate titles like "What do you guys think about. . . ?"

I also dislike it when people post threads in the wrong section. For example, I like talking about philosophy, so it annoys me when people come into that section with threads about whatever shit just came into their heads. Philosophy does NOT mean "unsupported bullshit that you personally think is real deep." Or here's one: "Logic vs. Evidence" posted in the atheism thread, with no comment at all about what this supposed debate has to do with atheism. There's also another "atheist" thread about diet and vegetarianism.

Makes me wonder what "atheism" means to some people, because I'm not getting the connection.

[SteelCurtain]

As much as I agree with the premise of this thread, it makes me want to start a thread called "Improving Thread Titles with Proper Spelling".

Great Minds...

[Whateverist]

Recently there has been a rash of “Questions for…” thread titles. Please if it is possible could people be more descriptive about the subject or issues they wish to discuss.

Point taken. Guilty here on my last offering in the Christian sub forum. But honestly, I'm not sure how could have narrowed it. The questions were regarding some seeming logical inconsistency in the attributes/intentions of the Christian god. My best attempt at narrowing that one would have gotten pretty wordy. Any suggestion?

[Whateverist]

Oh, and I agree, such vague titles really do impoverish thread titles.