Andy Rooney?
Why oh why can't people put what their actual subject is, in the subject line? Here's a clue, it's called a Subject Line. Put something there which actually gives a clue to what the discussion will be about. What clue does one get from;
Have you heard about.....
I just saw this on TV.....
I was watching the News and.....
(yeah, we figured that's where you saw it)
This is so ridiculous it's absurd.
Inbox
(we all got one, what's so special about that?)
Just received good news
Just received bad news
(maybe we can overlook those, obviously they are personal news, if we care about the person we are going to look.)
This is Cool!
This is Hot!
This is Neat!
You gotta See This!
Did you hear the one about....
You Though YOU Were Having a Bad Day.....
(great, if we read about someone else's we will have a good day? Thanks for the warning)
Why agree with this?
Why disagree with this?
Do you agree with this?
I can't agree with this!
Who could agree with this!
This Just In!
Do You Remember This?
Sign of the Times.
A Sign of Our Age.
(theres a lot of those, this must be one more)
For Those Old Enough To Remember
(does that include those too old to remember much of anything anymore? Thanks for the age reminder and showing how much we've already forgotten)
One Year Later
Two Years Later
Three Years Later
Four Years Later
Five Years Later
(for gosh sakes, what is this, an almanac post coming up?! Can anyone guess what one item from X years ago might be hiding in such a post?)
It's a Brave New World
Orwell was Right
Aynn Rand was Right
"Anyone" Was Right.
(warning; this usually means some doom and gloom posting, best avoided on a "Ever have a bad day" type of day)
They're Back!
(great, hope you enjoy them, I'll assume it's your relatives and bypass the post)
I Don't Know What is Worse
(looking for qualitative advice? We don't either, unless we feel like looking at some worse things that day)
Was This Posted Before?
(probably if you had to ask, and thanks for warning us off)
Another Smoking Gun!
(Dear God, it must be a battlefield out there. Too many smoking guns, not enough dead bodies.)
Talk About Blunders
Talk About Screwups
Talk about...........
(maybe we will, and maybe we won't, but we sure won't unless we overcome the urge to bypass the post that fails to tell us what the Talk is about)
I could go on and on, but there's probably other out there who can remember some real groaner, over used, eye blurring, "avoid this at all cost" type of Subject lines used way too many times.
Is it too much to give an idea of what the subject actually is? If you think non informative subject line is going to pull people to view your thread, I think only those with too much time on their hands will take the plunge, instead opting to read a thread with a subject actually stated in which they might have some interest. But, keep putting them up there and many of us will keep avoiding them.
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