Topic Titles

[HarleyEarl]

I find most forum Topic Titles are so long. It's like the whole story is in the title. Hard to read at a glance.

Could we go with an unwritten rule keeping it to 5 words or less in the main title and subtitle?

Think of what newspapers and magazines do with their titles.

Just an idea.

What do you think?

[HarleyEarl]

Another idea is:

Instead of a long, long main title, split it up into main and subtitle.

[HarleyEarl]

Here's an example:

Topic Title in long form:

It Appears that Senator Hillary Clinton has chosen for her running mate for Vice President, Her Husband, former President, Bill Clinton

A possible edited version:

Hillary Clinton

Picks Bill As Running Mate

Edited August 23, 2008 by HarleyEarl

[Robert Hall]

Leaving vowels out also can be used to shorten topic titles.

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

I'm guilty of long topic titles.

That's because I want to get as many reads as possible.

It does get a bit annoying though.

[Satty]

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[Intrepidation]

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[Robert Hall]

Maybe shorter titles will save precious disk space and lead to fewer of those dumbass 'CPU quota exceeded' errors...

[Satty]

:lol:

[PurdueGuy]

I personally find the bigger annoyance when people's thread titles don't describe what's in the thread at all.

[Satty]

Topic Tities?

[Croc]

I don't think there should be a "rule" per se, but I would agree some people go overboard with thread titles. That said, many are copy/pasted article headlines reposted/quoted here, and I don't know how comfortable I'd be with re-titling other authors' articles to shorten title length on here.

[wildcat]

If you're speaking of stories from the press, I think it should match the original title - that way it helps eliminate double-posting. Also, I strongly believe that no one should re-title stories with their own opinion/slant to the headline. And I also strongly object to a few select recent examples that were misleading - look in the Buick section.

[ocnblu]

Well, I had a 14-page dissertation all typed up and ready to go on this subject, but decided to $h!can it at the last moment.

[Oracle of Delphi]

I think the titles should be in German!

[Robert Hall]

I think the titles should be in German!

Espanol.

[Oracle of Delphi]

Espanol.

I think you mean Español.

[Robert Hall]

I think you mean Español.

Haha...funky keyboard move to get the tilde, eh?

[Oracle of Delphi]

Haha...funky keyboard move to get the tilde, eh?

Not really, I have a program that allows me to type in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, etc. It transform my keyboard into those keyboards. I do switch to the German keyboard the most though, because of where I am.

Edited August 24, 2008 by Pontiac Custom-S

[Satty]

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[Croc]

I think we should go for Chinese to have the most universal appeal. That is unless our site is blocked over there.

[HarleyEarl]

Look, it's not a criminal offense to have a really long title that is hard to read.

It was just an idea to make the Topic Title page easier and faster to read.

And I don't advocate a hard and fast rule.

[LosAngeles]

I'm more concerned that topics that belong elsewhere in this forum go elsewhere in this forum.

[Intrepidation]

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[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Well, I had a 14-page dissertation all typed up and ready to go on this subject, but decided to $h!can it at the last moment.

Wow! With that kind of planning and ROI, GM will be beating down your door to offer you a job in no time!