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Thread name - rules or guidance?
« on: January 02, 2013, 08:13:01 pm »
Guys,

Just a thought, but it would be easier to "extract" information from the forum if everyone gave their thread titles meaningful names rather than "just a question" or "a little help required"

It would be a lot easier to find the information with the search function this way.

Would it be a good idea to request this in the forum rules? (if it isn't already?)

Just a thought. . .

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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2013, 08:27:22 pm »
Good idea, but good luck enforcing that one. Lets be honest the people who use the search function, don't post much anyway for obvious reasons.  :rolleye:

If you even suggest to use the search function, you get shot down by members wanting to talk about the same thing over and over again.   :fighting2:

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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 08:34:46 pm »
Search doesn't just "search" titles but body text also; but your recommendation would make things clearer, not only for a forum search but for the SERP's too.  Getting peeps to do this would be a task though.





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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2013, 08:53:37 pm »
Absolutely guys - I've noticed folk are getting worse for it these days  :fighting:

Guess will just have to put up with it  :sad1:
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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 11:50:58 am »
I fully agree and would love to help enforce this..

For me, using the search function... I can never find what im looking for  :chicken:

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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 11:53:45 am »
Is there a search function?  :surprised:

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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 05:22:26 pm »
Is there a search function?  :surprised:

Search for it and it will be found!  :innocent:

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Re: Thread name - rules or guidance?
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 05:43:10 pm »
I never click on vague subject titles.

Not that I'm much help, but still - their loss! :P


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