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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else sick of hyperbolic OP headlines - lots of capital letters, [View all]judesedit
(4,456 posts)106. I guess you're right
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Anyone else sick of hyperbolic OP headlines - lots of capital letters, [View all]
NewHendoLib
Apr 2023
OP
Thanks for clarifying. I thought you were referring to this post rather than the monosyllabic
Martin68
Apr 2023
#77
If you mean original posts with just the word THIS as the title, I don't think I've ever seen one.
ShazzieB
Apr 2023
#121
Agreed! Agreed! Agreed! I find myself going to DU less and less. I won't watch OP with unknowns.....
usaf-vet
Apr 2023
#43
Occasionally I'll click on what I think is the original material, instead it's a boring guy
betsuni
Apr 2023
#28
FWIW, the algorithms on YouTube promote the videos that have the clickbait titles
TexasTowelie
Apr 2023
#11
The algorithms promote videos with clickbait titles because they have already generated clicks
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2023
#62
Thanks, QE. I've been told to use it before and forgot. Unfortunately it is painfully slow and even
erronis
Apr 2023
#58
there is a easy solution to the all caps, just copy the all caps title and google search it
Celerity
Apr 2023
#117
Yes, prety sick. And let me add my own pet peeve: abbreviating phrases or even entire sentences.
Beastly Boy
Apr 2023
#40
Yup. Considering the state of the world and the country this is much ado about nothing.
dameatball
Apr 2023
#90
XanaDuer was pretty clear that her objection to the "This" posts was not posts
Scrivener7
Apr 2023
#101
I don't think someone expressing a dislike for clickbait amounts to us being unsupportive of
Scrivener7
Apr 2023
#102
Yeah. This is also true. It all comes down to being on the same side in the end.
dameatball
Apr 2023
#112
I avoid them like the plague. I know it's the title of the vid (usually a vid) but it's like ...
Hekate
Apr 2023
#73
Both all caps and the same old cliche hyperbole - demolished, killed, ruined - have the opposite of
Martin68
Apr 2023
#75
Nearly half of these are posts of Brian Taylor Cohen's BRILLIANT and AWESOME TAKES DOWNS
TeamProg
Apr 2023
#80
I just went through three pages of GD, and really didn't see what you are seeing to any great extent
demmiblue
Apr 2023
#83
I was so shocked when I was told that not everyone starts with the "Latest" tab.
Scrivener7
Apr 2023
#105