Click bait thread titles . . why do it on TGT? [rant]

[Coiled]

Unless you're just pissin' around, intending to be funny, form a legit title to your thread to garner the appropriate interest instead of being irksome. JMO

 

[texasnurse]

I little from Column A, a little from Column B...


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[Dawico]

I have always been a fan of real titles for threads here. I like knowing what the discussion is about before clicking.

It makes it easier to find certain discussions and will keep down repeat threads.

 

[Southpaw]

I don't mind the title being the same as the article's as much as just a link in the OP. A little description beyond the title goes a long way sometimes.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I don't mind the title being the same as the article's as much as just a link in the OP. A little description beyond the title goes a long way sometimes.

Thanks to the copyright laws, more people now only include a link, with no other info.

 

[AustinN4]

Thanks to the copyright laws, more people now only include a link, with no other info.

That should not stop them from providing their own brief description.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Most of my threads include these 3 words. Help, input and question. Lol... what can I say, y'all savvy too much.

 

[benenglish]

That should not stop them from providing their own brief description.

Correct.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Indeed.

 

[birddog]

I’m a little dense. Could someone provide some examples of “click bait” titles?

 

[baboon]

I’m a little dense. Could someone provide some examples of “click bait” titles?

Hot babes with great tits!

 

[txinvestigator]

Hot babes with great tits!

That is only click bait if the post does not include that which is in the thread title.

 

[Moonpie]

Them clicks cost money!

 

[benenglish]

That is only click bait if the post does not include that which is in the thread title.

Correct.

 

[SQLGeek]

Hot babes with great tits!

Chicks with clicks?

 

[birddog]

I’d be more concerned about offending female members than clickbait. Now it’s tits, inevitably, someone is gonna up the ante with twats.

Regarding clickbait, If you click a topic and it’s not quite what you expected, there’s a simple remedy that folks use already. Move on.

 

[Coiled]

I have always been a fan of real titles for threads here. I like knowing what the discussion is about before clicking.

It makes it easier to find certain discussions and will keep down repeat threads.

Exactly, dup threads are a byproduct of *look in here* titles.

 

[Coiled]

Them clicks cost money!

Lol .. they cause undue wear n tear on my clicky finger.

 

[Texasgordo]

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[ZX9RCAM]

He "turtled" himself...