DappaDonDave
Journeyman Pro
Troll.
Ambiguous Thread Titles
- Thread starter Slab
- Start date
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Smashhhhhh.
That was the sound of my Irony meter exploding....
That was the sound of my Irony meter exploding....
Birchy
Money List Winner
Sometimes i honestly cant believe what i read on here at times. This is one of them times 
tsped83
Tour Winner
Sometimes i honestly cant believe what i read on here at times. This is one of them times
Agreed. Tedious. And the new favourite thread was posted as a response to this one? Good god.
Someone throw a lifejacket in that teacup...
Seriously, whilst I appreciate everyone has their own tolerance level... Come into an operating theatre, or Intensive Care and you'll soon have a whole new tolerance level... just give a wry smile and just move on, your own blood pressure will benefit.
Seriously, whilst I appreciate everyone has their own tolerance level... Come into an operating theatre, or Intensive Care and you'll soon have a whole new tolerance level... just give a wry smile and just move on, your own blood pressure will benefit.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
To be honest, a vague title can often lead to more views than a specific one.
Let's assume JO wants to put up another S&T thread - if he calls it " another S&T thread" then anyone not interested won't get as far as hovering the cursor over the title.
If he calls it "Wow, look at this" He'll get many more.
I think it's a bit petty complaining about slightly ambiguous wordings - if this is the biggest concern going then the Forum must be doing something right.....
Let's assume JO wants to put up another S&T thread - if he calls it " another S&T thread" then anyone not interested won't get as far as hovering the cursor over the title.
If he calls it "Wow, look at this" He'll get many more.
I think it's a bit petty complaining about slightly ambiguous wordings - if this is the biggest concern going then the Forum must be doing something right.....
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Guys I really don’t mind if someone chooses to disagree with my post (especially if they put forward an opinion on why it’s good not to reveal the subject matter in a title)
Instead a couple chose just to recommend I leave the site or tell me I’m lazy and then self important & when that got a reaction from me (as was their intention I guess) then another weighs in with ‘troll’
Whether their reaction to me asking for some etiquette & consideration on the forum was born from guilt or embarrassment or some other reason I’ve no idea
Imburg, I agree it’s a great site but this section is provided to “Discuss the forum, offer positive suggestions, report a bug anywhere on our website, or ask for help†& I appreciate the point I raised is not a big issue (or an issue at all for some) it is an issue for others
Whether it’s due to time, connection speed or the access device, ambiguous or unclear thread titles are an annoyance to some & my suggestion was that as a community it’s perhaps worth considering that when posting
Instead a couple chose just to recommend I leave the site or tell me I’m lazy and then self important & when that got a reaction from me (as was their intention I guess) then another weighs in with ‘troll’
Whether their reaction to me asking for some etiquette & consideration on the forum was born from guilt or embarrassment or some other reason I’ve no idea
Imburg, I agree it’s a great site but this section is provided to “Discuss the forum, offer positive suggestions, report a bug anywhere on our website, or ask for help†& I appreciate the point I raised is not a big issue (or an issue at all for some) it is an issue for others
Whether it’s due to time, connection speed or the access device, ambiguous or unclear thread titles are an annoyance to some & my suggestion was that as a community it’s perhaps worth considering that when posting
North Mimms
Tour Winner
As far as I'm concerned, your explanation reinforces the request for clearer thread titles.
I accept that some find S&T fascinating, but I'm not interested in being enticed into a boring g thread with an exciting title.
I also think it's a shame that slabs suggestion on improving the forum has been met with such negativity (not by Imurg but others)
I don't think GM would want it to be too matter of fact with the titles as the amount of views then a a topic page would receive would be considerably lower than having something that makes you look for just a second. That few seconds is another recorded open page and surely then the spiders that collect info in relation to traffic generated could have a negative effect on rankings and visibility if pages were opened significantly less! I'm no webby but that's how I have always understood how spiders find and rank things so traffic is a key to overall visibility.
As I said earlier though, in my opinion it would become bland and sterile for me personally, I actually like the intrigue of not knowing what is behind some titles, whether I contribute to them or follow them is still my choice but I would open far less topics if the content was obvious.
As I said earlier though, in my opinion it would become bland and sterile for me personally, I actually like the intrigue of not knowing what is behind some titles, whether I contribute to them or follow them is still my choice but I would open far less topics if the content was obvious.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Fish I agree with your first point, I'm sure the stat called 'opened pages' of whatever it is must be a selling point for the ad revenue guys at GM so perhaps it wouldn't be a surprise if there's no real incentive from that dept to clean up titling etc
(although I doubt most posters have the interests of the GM advertising/marketing dept at heart when posting
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(although I doubt most posters have the interests of the GM advertising/marketing dept at heart when posting
)User20205
Money List Winner
it's not really his suggestion more the fact that he was so pompous in getting his message across.
you've got to admit his reaction to a couple of posts was 'interesting'
North Mimms
Tour Winner
You read it as pompous.
I agreed with him, so I didn't find pompous, but some of the responses to him were very rude
User20205
Money List Winner
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I don't agree with the OP but I do appreciate his point.
It IS tedious sometimes but that's part of the ambiance of the place. If it were different I'd avoid half the threads and probably miss out on the chance of something actually being quite interesting that came across as otherwise quite dull in the title.
I will openly admit that when someone posts "Just broke 100 for the first time" I will probably skip it
(just read sooooo many of them)
It IS tedious sometimes but that's part of the ambiance of the place. If it were different I'd avoid half the threads and probably miss out on the chance of something actually being quite interesting that came across as otherwise quite dull in the title.
I will openly admit that when someone posts "Just broke 100 for the first time" I will probably skip it
(just read sooooo many of them)
sev112
Tour Winner
Is it a frustration for others that so many Forum Names are created with titles that give no clue whatsoever as to the personality, or more important their views on every golf topic ???
This forum does not use functionality that allows visitors to hover over the Forum Name and see examples of their wine-induced irrational views , so the only indicator for a viewer to decide if they are for or against dress codes is the Avatar and that's another can of worms entirely
Please just consider the viewer when titling your Forum Name
This forum does not use functionality that allows visitors to hover over the Forum Name and see examples of their wine-induced irrational views , so the only indicator for a viewer to decide if they are for or against dress codes is the Avatar and that's another can of worms entirely
Please just consider the viewer when titling your Forum Name
rickg
Money List Winner
just because you thought of a really clever one!!!!!! :thup:
(Sev un un deux )..... mine took ages to think up...
Jimbooo
Challenge Tour Pro
all I can say is.....
please bring back the hover function!!!!
please bring back the hover function!!!!
Crow
Crow Person
My name and avatar say it all; I'm a crow and interests are roadkill and roadkill.
sev112
Tour Winner
There was a blooming lot of road kill on the roads this weekend - was it something to do with global warming ...? Or maybe it's just sooooooooo cold
I see this from both sides and one of the new guidelines (but not a rule) I'm considerring is to ask fourmers to use more descriptive thread titles where possible. As with everthing forum related here is a happy middle ground!
In terms of enforcing anything think we'd only act if a thread title was intentionally misleading
In terms of the hover function - its a comercial decision to not activate it as it reduces page views which is one of the metrics we trade on and as site where our only source of revnue is advertising and sponsorship we cant afford to make ourselves less attractive comercially
In terms of enforcing anything think we'd only act if a thread title was intentionally misleading
In terms of the hover function - its a comercial decision to not activate it as it reduces page views which is one of the metrics we trade on and as site where our only source of revnue is advertising and sponsorship we cant afford to make ourselves less attractive comercially
