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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:07 PM
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Poll question: Do thread titles that don't describe the contents of the thread bug you?
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:10 PM
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1. Yes, I hate "enigmatic" thread titles...
...see you should've called this one:

"Do thread titles that..."

:P
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:10 PM
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2. omg that is
just too funny.
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disgruntled_goat Donating Member (637 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:17 PM
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3. my example:
BUSH EATS JEW BABY HEART, DISSES JESUS
followed by a link to some yahoo news bit that doesn't particularly support the headline.

but seriously,
it's hard to be annoyed for long at all the good-spirited folks here just trying to share. bless you all for your efforts.
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:23 PM
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4. Yes.
Edited on Thu Jun-10-04 09:25 PM by JohnLocke
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Wind Dancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:26 PM
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5. Yes!
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:27 PM
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6. My Pet Peeve: Can't Believe What Just Happened On Hardball!
You open the thread and there is no real indication of what actually DID just happen on Hardball.

And then a bunch of people post stuff like:

Yeah, I can't believe he said that

:D
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:29 PM
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7. "BREAKING!!! TURN ON CNN/MSNBC", ETC.,
When I am at work. Or at home, since I refuse to pay for cable.

Please say WHAT is being reported, however briefly!
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DrBB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 10:09 PM
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18. How about "BREAKING!!! TURN ON CNN/MSNBC", ETC., and then...
...absolutely NOTHING in the post itself to suggest what the #%()$!!! is "breaking" on CNN or wherever. Whole post consists of "You gotta see this!" or less. Yeah, like I'm gonna go rush to turn on my TV, only to find out you posted the damn thing 5 hours before I saw it? Sheesh!

I'm with you on this one, g.a.o.t.
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:31 PM
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8. my favorite: "Is this true?"
followed by some insane shit that's not true.
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:33 PM
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9. Or: "My brother/aunt/coworker just sent me the craziest freeper bullshit!"
And sure enough, it's some crazy freeper bullshit.
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:39 PM
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12. Yeah, that's my pet peeve, too.
I think we're all well aware by now that freepers say really stupid things. It's hard for me to be shocked when they do it anymore.
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:34 PM
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10. Yes, I hate it when the titles are useless, and also

when the title is good, but there is no context as to the post, for example, commenting on someone on C-SPAN 4 or something like that, but not explaining which show or giving the channel etc.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:34 PM
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11. Headlines That Spout Wingnut Talking Points
like, "Gore Lost His Own State" or whatever. Then the post says they really are not faulting Gore, are just pointing out what wingnuts are saying.

Yet, when a whole screen shows a bunch of wingnut talking points, ...
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:43 PM
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13. Or the vague/misleading headlines in LBN
Yes, the rules say you have to post stories with the original headline -- but there's nothing to prevent you from adding a word or two of explanation in parentheses.

I hate the headings that say things like "Mayor warns against terrorism threat" or "Government to require new regulations" and don't give any hint of what, where, or why I should care.
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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:45 PM
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14. A grammatically incorrect thread with poor spelling and punctuation
...especially in the subject line...drives me nuts!

:crazy:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:55 PM
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15. Mustard
pickle, onion :)
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 10:29 PM
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19. Damn! That was funny
But I still voted yes. :)
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Darranar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 09:56 PM
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16. Yes, they do. n/t
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DrBB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 10:04 PM
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17. Yep, though what I hate even more
...are threads with an enigmatic title, then no content except a link and maybe an exclamation point.

If you're going to post a link to something, PLEASE give me an idea wtf it's supposed to be about! My general attitude is, if you were too lazy to bother, then your opinion as to what's worth linking to is, at the least, suspect, and 9 times out of 10 I won't bother clicking the damn thing.
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-11-04 12:02 AM
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20. This thread was more appropriate in GD, imho, where it was originally
Edited on Fri Jun-11-04 12:03 AM by Wonk
posted, but whatever, I guess... or something...

I don't give a shit whether lounge thread titles reflect the contents of their threads, and in fact some lounge threads are funnier when their titles don't. This poll was originally posted in GD because of some GD threads with stupid titles.

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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-11-04 12:07 AM
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21. Yes, and is that your beagle?
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