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112. Yeah. This is also true. It all comes down to being on the same side in the end.

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Anyone else sick of hyperbolic OP headlines - lots of capital letters, [View all] NewHendoLib Apr 2023 OP

No, but I hate OPs titles like THIS nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #1

Don't you tire of the BS? NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #3

What? Nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #8

Oh maybe I'm not clear XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #9

+1 MiHale Apr 2023 #32

+2 Amaryllis Apr 2023 #67

Yes, definite BunnyMcGee Apr 2023 #76

Thanks for clarifying. I thought you were referring to this post rather than the monosyllabic Martin68 Apr 2023 #77

Agree, you beat me to it SCantiGOP Apr 2023 #119

This! Pinback Apr 2023 #120

If you mean posts with just the word THIS as the title, Croney Apr 2023 #10

Yes XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #29

+1 again MiHale Apr 2023 #33

second and third your comment question everything Apr 2023 #48

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

I just ignore them. grumpyduck Apr 2023 #2

Yes, they have been TOTALLY DESTROYED. dalton99a Apr 2023 #4

✔️ blm Apr 2023 #31

I'm surprised anyone is still standing after all the bombshells. Magoo48 Apr 2023 #54

We see that mostly on clickbait videos produced by semi-amateur vloggers Ocelot II Apr 2023 #5

Meidas Touch is another offender. GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #17

I can no longer watch Ben Meisel. Although he's not the only one LakeArenal Apr 2023 #23

Agreed! Agreed! Agreed! I find myself going to DU less and less. I won't watch OP with unknowns..... usaf-vet Apr 2023 #43

Yes! And I thought it was just me! mrsadm Apr 2023 #118

I thought I was the only one that can't stand Medias Touch ... aggiesal Apr 2023 #122

I don't dislike them. Just their hyperbole. GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #127

Occasionally I'll click on what I think is the original material, instead it's a boring guy betsuni Apr 2023 #28

+1. (plus 'tendentious' - for 50 extra points!) -(nt)- stopdiggin Apr 2023 #47

Ocelot, you've spotted my pet peeve. TY Hekate Apr 2023 #63

Yup, it always turns out to be clickbait. Nobody is ever "DESTROYED." nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #66

They aren't even EMBARRASSED or HUMILIATED. Or, for that matter, ANNOYED. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #86

I totally agree. paleotn Apr 2023 #91

Every time there's a post like yours, I join in, Croney Apr 2023 #6

Yes. n/t ms liberty Apr 2023 #7

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

Very. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2023 #13

A BeerBarrelPolka Apr 2023 #14

On #2 Effete Snob Apr 2023 #24

I'm pretty much with you. I just don't open them if I see multiples judesedit Apr 2023 #35

Yes. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #15

I Am The Magistrate Apr 2023 #16

I'm INFURIATED and ready to EXPLODE! Effete Snob Apr 2023 #18

WHAAAAT? TheBlackAdder Apr 2023 #115

I'm SHOCKED by this! nt Shermann Apr 2023 #19

I am particularly tired of videos that tell me what to think about some AndyS Apr 2023 #20

+1. stop wasting my time. stopdiggin Apr 2023 #45

MTG EMBARRASSES/HUMILIATES HERSELF! Diamond_Dog Apr 2023 #21

+1. It is useless to talk about shame when it comes to Republicans dalton99a Apr 2023 #26

+1 MontanaMama Apr 2023 #38

CALL YOUR CONGRESSCRITTER RIGHT FUCKING NOW! madinmaryland Apr 2023 #22

Get out and knock on doors Effete Snob Apr 2023 #25

Just don't get shot! erronis Apr 2023 #27

That's what the door buzzard is for Effete Snob Apr 2023 #78

Thanks. stage left Apr 2023 #114

get into federal trouble! treestar Apr 2023 #85

While we're boaning and mitching, what's with the google search? erronis Apr 2023 #30

Use the Advance Search best feature of DU question everything Apr 2023 #52

Thanks, QE. I've been told to use it before and forgot. Unfortunately it is painfully slow and even erronis Apr 2023 #58

I too find this rather exhausting EarlG Apr 2023 #34

Thanks, EarlG. If you can't fix it nobody can! erronis Apr 2023 #55

+1 dalton99a Apr 2023 #56

Thanks for your cogent response, EarlG Hekate Apr 2023 #65

Unfortunately , I've had to put numerous clickbait posters on ignore Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #69

+1 Effete Snob Apr 2023 #79

Thanks, EarlG. You got my point perfectly. I appreciate your response. NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #110

If the video forum was not an auto include for "latest" Effete Snob Apr 2023 #116

there is a easy solution to the all caps, just copy the all caps title and google search it Celerity Apr 2023 #117

Sad Cherokee100 Apr 2023 #36

Look up blogslug Apr 2023 #46

You can become a star member and not see any ads question everything Apr 2023 #50

It costs real $$ to keep the site going. That's moonscape Apr 2023 #64

LOL Kali Apr 2023 #70

pony up a few bucks and you won't see any ads Skittles Apr 2023 #124

My Pet Peeve is People Bitching About DU Who Don't Invest in a Membership Indykatie Apr 2023 #126

I don't understand why it bothers you so much? judesedit Apr 2023 #37

. Effete Snob Apr 2023 #84

I like it judesedit Apr 2023 #96

A lot of it is "eliminationist" rhetoric, borrowed from the right, or wrestling jmbar2 Apr 2023 #39

Yes, prety sick. And let me add my own pet peeve: abbreviating phrases or even entire sentences. Beastly Boy Apr 2023 #40

Yes!!!! BeerBarrelPolka Apr 2023 #42

well past tired (and disillusioned) stopdiggin Apr 2023 #41

I get it. It is exhausting. blogslug Apr 2023 #44

just one thing. Meidas Touch barbtries Apr 2023 #49

Tedious, but education sometimes is. rickford66 Apr 2023 #57

I've become a big fan. barbtries Apr 2023 #59

plus one CatWoman Apr 2023 #94

Clickbait language Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #51

I agree. Abigail_Adams Apr 2023 #89

Absolute Worst Offender Roy Rolling Apr 2023 #53

"Bombshell!" weekly for 7 years orthoclad Apr 2023 #60

https://convertcase.net/ quaint Apr 2023 #61

Hyperbolic wishing Luck Counts Apr 2023 #68

I'm STUNNED and SHOCKED by the hyperbolic use of these SENSATIONAL OUTRAGES! NBachers Apr 2023 #71

No, but I worry about this kind of divisive OP nolabear Apr 2023 #72

Yes JanLip Apr 2023 #88

Yup. Considering the state of the world and the country this is much ado about nothing. dameatball Apr 2023 #90

You know JanLip Apr 2023 #95

XanaDuer was pretty clear that her objection to the "This" posts was not posts Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #101

Thanks JanLip Apr 2023 #103

No problem and hang in there. Still the best place around imo. dameatball Apr 2023 #111

That's my point, too judesedit Apr 2023 #97

I thought we were supposed to be supporting each other here judesedit Apr 2023 #98

I don't think someone expressing a dislike for clickbait amounts to us being unsupportive of Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #102

I guess you're right judesedit Apr 2023 #106

. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #107

Very true judesedit Apr 2023 #108

Yeah. This is also true. It all comes down to being on the same side in the end. dameatball Apr 2023 #112

It's Cathartic Effete Snob Apr 2023 #130

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

Not really Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 #74

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

The endless drama... dlk Apr 2023 #81

yes. nothing ever increases or decreases treestar Apr 2023 #82

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

If your go-to is the "Latest" tab Effete Snob Apr 2023 #99

I was so shocked when I was told that not everyone starts with the "Latest" tab. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #105

The OP actually made sure to express that he was NOT talking about DU. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #100

Careful reading is severely lacking these days NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #109

Yep, 99% of the time, it's nowhere near the hype relayerbob Apr 2023 #87

The only capital letter title I want to see is....CONVICTED and SENTENCED. paleotn Apr 2023 #92

Ha! Exactly!!! Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #104

I'm not, but H2O Man Apr 2023 #93

K&R stage left Apr 2023 #113

Yes caraher Apr 2023 #123

This is right up there with YouTube videos that will Javaman Apr 2023 #125

Yes, especially the ones described as "hacks" GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #128

Just put an egg in the soup... Effete Snob Apr 2023 #129

I scrolled down the whole first page... LAS14 Apr 2023 #131