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Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Sooner — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:55:00 GMT

This board is getting absolutely full of teaser titles. Why on earth can't people just let others know what they want to talk about?

It would be far more pleasant to come here and see mostly topic titles that let you know what the post is about.

If everyone else enjoys being taunted then it's just me and I am sorry for taking your time. My apologies.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:00:19 GMT

I agree @Sooner I would like to add, if someone wants to ask about or discuss a QVC item, state what it is, not just post the item number which forces everyone else to look it up.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

rockygems123 — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:10:58 GMT

@Sooner Agree that some titles are missing information and not lending enough info to know the content and intent of the message.

Sometimes the message content isn't clear either. Not sure if the poster is trying to see who understand and gets the point or if it was difficult to make the message clear, I get that.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Alter Ego — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:31:14 GMT

Sometimes I don’t understand how people expect to get any answers when they post a teaser. For example, asking “Has anyone done this?” vs “Has anyone changed a tire?” Because someone who HAS changed a tire may have never opened the first post but likely would have opened the 2nd.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

deepwaterdotter — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:02:22 GMT

Maybe they crave attention?

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Mersha — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:14:46 GMT

Information in or out of a thread title never bothers me.

How much of your time here does it take to click on a thread title, find you are not interested, and move on to something else?

If someone is speaking about a certain product, you are not "forced" to look it up or engage in the discussion. Just move on.

We are talking about seconds here, clicking in and out.

Easy.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

QVCkitty1 — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:22:44 GMT

@Mersha wrote:
Information in or out of a thread title never bothers me.

How much of your time here does it take to click on a thread title, find you are not interested, and move on to something else?

If someone is speaking about a certain product, you are not "forced" to look it up or engage in the discussion. Just move on.

We are talking about seconds here, clicking in and out.

Easy.

@Mersha , Exactly !

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Sooner — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:25:06 GMT

@Mersha wrote:
Information in or out of a thread title never bothers me.

How much of your time here does it take to click on a thread title, find you are not interested, and move on to something else?

If someone is speaking about a certain product, you are not "forced" to look it up or engage in the discussion. Just move on.

We are talking about seconds here, clicking in and out.

Easy.

@Mersha People shouldn't have to spend time opening threads they care nothing about. Humor should be obvious. Pictures should be obvious.

As opposed to hundreds of people wasting time opening topics they don't care about, how about ONE person being kind enough to let people know what they as posting about in their title. Why play "Gotcha!?"

If it isn't worth telling people, maybe it doesn't deserve a post.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

CelticCrafter — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:20:21 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@Mersha wrote:
Information in or out of a thread title never bothers me.

How much of your time here does it take to click on a thread title, find you are not interested, and move on to something else?

If someone is speaking about a certain product, you are not "forced" to look it up or engage in the discussion. Just move on.

We are talking about seconds here, clicking in and out.

Easy.

@Mersha , Exactly !

@QVCkitty1 @Mersha agree.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

HisElk1 — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:49:24 GMT

@Sooner , I agree with you.

I'd also wish when people post, if the post is going to be a long one, they would make paragraphs.

There is one thread that a poster started with no paragraphs. And it's very long. I had an interest in it until I saw everything running together. IMO, paragraphs make it an easier read.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Snowpuppy — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:50:58 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Maybe they crave attention?

like 4 pages into their Subaru new car drama with pages of suggestions, what they really wanted to say is they bought a Beemer?

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

santorini — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:13:09 GMT

I agree. How hard is it to think about what your post is about and put the summary in a few words as a title? My favorite is "Am I the only one?" How about instead saying "I hate lizards. Anyone else feel the same?"

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

chrystaltree — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:31:02 GMT

You aren't required to read every single post. If the title doesn't interest you or if it's vague....move along. There are plenty of other posts.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Sooner — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:32:28 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Maybe they crave attention?
like 4 pages into their Subaru new car drama with pages of suggestions, what they really wanted to say is they bought a Beemer?

@Snowpuppy

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

katie1859 — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:02:55 GMT

Oh my gosh, this is a forum not the library lololol.
What's with the forum police complaints?

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:11:52 GMT

Much ado about nothing. 🤦‍♀️

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

San Antonio Gal — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 02:31:36 GMT

@HisElk1 wrote:
@Sooner , I agree with you.

I'd also wish when people post, if the post is going to be a long one, they would make paragraphs.

There is one thread that a poster started with no paragraphs. And it's very long. I had an interest in it until I saw everything running together. IMO, paragraphs make it an easier read.

@HisElk1 - If the post is long and there are no paragraphs, oftentimes I will skip over it.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

jackiejenny — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 02:58:11 GMT

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@HisElk1 wrote:
@Sooner , I agree with you.

I'd also wish when people post, if the post is going to be a long one, they would make paragraphs.

There is one thread that a poster started with no paragraphs. And it's very long. I had an interest in it until I saw everything running together. IMO, paragraphs make it an easier read.
@HisElk1 - If the post is long and there are no paragraphs, oftentimes I will skip over it.

Same~~~I am not big on long posts in general, but if there are no paragraphs, I usually don't read them.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:35:08 GMT

As someone else has said,move along.

Re: Please Let People Know What Your Topic is About

They CallMe MRWILKES — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:42:14 GMT

Being vague and/or deceitful with the thread title is often meant to hide a verboten topic within.

I've seen it plenty. A few responses are scored and tallied, but a moderator eventually catches on.