List a descriptive TOPIC

It makes perfect sense!!! And I shall also add that maybe people can be totally TRUTHFUL with the topic, so when you read the topic, and enter, it isn't something totally different...

Hmmmmm, I thought that was what Topics were for anyway????? Am I wrong? lol

My pet peeve is when you see a topic that looks interesting and go to it only to find a LINK posted. Please don't post a subject and then just put a link.....arrrrrrghh. At least put a short summary of the link first.

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Originally posted by kscove:
My pet peeve is when you see a topic that looks interesting and go to it only to find a LINK posted. Please don't post a subject and then just put a link.....arrrrrrghh. At least put a short summary of the link first.

whom might you be talking about...

There are several that post non-descriptive subjects...there are 2 or 3 that post the links only...it just makes it much easier to decide what you want to look at if the subject is listed...not just "hey you!"

Absolutely agree with ya on this one!

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Originally posted by FatNoMo:
Alright, I may be “straining at gnats” here but I’m thinking it would be beneficial for us to post the subject of our forum discussion when we begin a thread (in the space that clearly says Subject:).
For example, if I put LOOK AT THIS as the Topic, then you have no idea what I want to "look at" until you enter into the discussion area. Whereas, if I put a descriptive Topic title, then you’ll know if it’s even something you want to look at, or not.

Does this make sense to anyone?

Amen FNM! Unfortunately, I think that your constructive comments are falling on deaf ears, since the people you are trying to reach are too busy posting multiple topics in either the News or Politics sections and I don't think they bother even looking at the topics in the Feedback section. I have tried to call attention directly to some posts in the News section that clearly were not "News" -- at least to me.

I think some people get some kind of perverse gratification from seeing all of the nonsense posts they can put up, and probably pat themselves on the back with things like "I started twenty new topics today on the TD Forum". They read an article, post a link, read another article, post another link, on and on.

Also, I think there are several prolific posters that see the TD Forum as a free dating site and come on here for the sole purpose of trying to "pick up chicks".

Does this ring a bell with anyone??

Another observation: if you try to call attention to anyone doing these things and offer constructive criticism, the poster and all of his/her buddies will "gang-up" on you for being so "uptight" as to expect people to use a little common sense and consideration for other users of this forum. They get all "bent out of shape" and will accuse you of all kinds of things.

A case in point: I didn't need to look very far to find an example from the "News" section that I have copied and pasted below:


Posted 27 July 2007 02:45 AM
So the pertake of alcohol or gambling is a sin, what about divorce, what about homosexuals, what did the Man up above say about that a man and woman were made to be with each other, until death due us apart and so on and so on.

Seriously folks, can someone please explain to me the "news value" of this post???? My prior attempts to address this with this particular poster apparently fell on deaf ears....

Post ON my brothers! Let's see how many more nonsense posts you can start!

Here is another example of "News" you can use..... if you got the Blues.....

"Here in the Shoals, so many of them are going to Decatur and Athens to past it, a friend of mine wanted to know why is there so much of a problem here when a teenager tries to get their drivers license here in the Shoals."

I'm not trying to "pick on" anyone here, but if the shoe fits.....