How To Make Better Thread Titles

take4roll10

take4roll10

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I have noticed recently that there are a lot of thread titles which are not specific or have nothing to do with the post.

It would benefit the forum and members if thread titles are... short, descriptive, and to the point. It'll reduce repeat threads, make searching easier and you'll actually get more people to read and reply.

Here are examples of actual thread titles from the forum....

BAD THREAD TITLES

1. Help!
2. Puppy Food
3. What do you do...
4. Ears
5. When?

BETTER THREAD TITLES

1. Need help with a nervous rescue
2. When do you transition to adult food?
3. How to prevent your dog from lunging at cars?
4. How much glue to tip ears?
5. When did your dog start teething?

Of course if your question is a common one like ears and puppy food, please use the search engine before creating a new thread.

I also recommend everyone re-read the forum etiquette and rules threads.
http://www.sheltieforums.com/showthread.php?t=10
http://www.sheltieforums.com/announcement.php?f=27&a=1

Thank you all for making this a friendly and informative forum!
 
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Excellent suggestions!

So many posts these days, I have to be selective about what I chose to read.

I'm sure I'm missing valuable posts because of the title, and sometimes get sucked into reading posts that don't really relate to the title at all.
 
A great title today, that meant I "had" to read the thread was this one:
Just because dogs need another reason to sniff a butt or poop...

I love a well titled Thread!
 
Although I do try to make great titles, I know I don't sometimes. And I must say, thank you for letting us hover our mouse over the titles and see a snippet of what the post is about (many forums don't allow it, and I hate that - granted, they're not Sheltie forums, and we know this is the BEST forum out there).
 
You can hover over the titles? I've not seen that!

That would save me a whole lot of reading time!
 
BarbV said:
You can hover over the titles? I've not seen that!
That would save me a whole lot of reading time!
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Oh yeah. If you go to a page like this: http://sheltieforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64

And hover over the titles, keep your cursor over a title, a pop-up appears and you can read a few lines. Seems to work on Firefox, IE, and Chrome. Try it!
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