Clever thread titles aren't helping anything....

[PaCrappa]

Okay, I realize that not everyone does this, but why do some feel compelled to title their threads in the most cryptic way possible? If there's a thread about a game, can the title just state that? Some folks may not want to read every single thread at such a busy message board and all the "cleverness" displayed in naming some of these threads only makes it more difficult to find the stuff that may be relevant.

Just a thought,
Pa

[Master]

Agreed.

But I will say this:

Cleverness is one thing, crypticness or "teaser" titles are another.

I can deal with "Miyamoto's new masterpiece" or "Link's new adventure" and not having Zelda or Mario in the title.

I CAN'T deal with "Guess what I'm thinking of" or "This game is underrated..." or "Lets talk about..." Just put the topic in the POST SUBJECT line, thats what its there for.

[PaCrappa]

deja vu....

[stormy]

:stupid:

[PaCrappa]

Clever usage of smilies is A-Okay with me. Even if I don't get what that last one was supposed to mean.

Pa

[stormy]

it means "i support your cause noble Pacrappa"

[PaCrappa]

Sweet! I thought you were calling me stupid and to be honest I wouldn't have a problem with that. I know that lots of people disagree with my "logic" in a general sense(not just relating to this subject) and I'm pretty used to it.

I hope noone thinks that trolling is the ambition behind this thread. I love TNL but I seriously have not the time to read everything here. Concise thread subjects would certainly aid me in finding my meat and potatoes, and I'm sure there are others besides Stormy and Master who agree.

Pa

[MechDeus]

Not to mention it makes using the search engine to find topics a pain and a half.

[Luke]

:stupid:

[sleeve]

Agreed (with PaCrappa).

I would also like to mention my own pet peeve: DON'T use acronyms when referring to game titles in your subject line. Many popular games share acronyms, and some of them are too obscure for me (and many others) to recognize in just a few letters.

So please, for the love of Mike, just say no to acronyms.