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**jabborabbo** · 10-18-2018, 11:41 PM

An open ended question like the title of this thread that says absolutely NOTHING about the subject of the thread?

Please forgive me for doing that....

**dmjlambert** · 10-18-2018, 11:45 PM

I thought you were catching the same thing... :-)

**jabborabbo** · 10-18-2018, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dmjlambert

I thought you were catching the same thing... :-)

You get it!

Let’s hope the folks guilty of doing it will!

**special-K** · 10-19-2018, 06:31 AM

I thought you were going to say, "... in the wrong forum?"

If I've ever done it before it's because I figured what was there gave an idea of what was to come before clicking. I would do it for the sake of being fun for myself and others. That's in this forum since it is general discussion, which means talk about anything under the sun. We don't come here looking for specific information, more like to see what might be here... random topics. I think it makes life more colorful to take other than only a straight on approach to things that don't really need to be so structured, serious, whatever. I do it with kids, make them think, stay on their toes. If someone is starting a thread looking directly for exact responses then by all means, put it in the title. I see the opposite, people putting all the info in the title. There's nothing left but to repeat the title or post "What the title says". What it all comes down to for me is, I only open the threads I feel like.

CG · 10-19-2018, 08:24 AM

Its a hook, that's it. Forcing you to open the thread to see what's hiding in there. If you are on a laptop (or similar) you just hoover your mouse/pad arrow over the heading and it show you what it says before opening it. Its one of those things that falls in to the ALL CAPS category. Bugs some people, most don't really care.

dfwright · 10-19-2018, 09:35 AM

Even worse, is when someone posts an open-ended question like that in the wrong forum, and then it gets moved, because then you can't even hover your mouse over the title and see the first part of the message. You have to then click the subject to see what it says.

**jabborabbo** · 10-21-2018, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

I thought you were going to say, "... in the wrong forum?"

If I've ever done it before it's because I figured what was there gave an idea of what was to come before clicking. I would do it for the sake of being fun for myself and others. That's in this forum since it is general discussion, which means talk about anything under the sun.

....

I understand and agree completely! However, if I had posted this thread in the forum where I spend almost all my time and where it really irritates me when folks either unintentionally or intentionally set a hook there (67-72 message board), this thread would have been moved here or justifiably deleted.

Killer Bee · 10-21-2018, 01:07 PM

click bait

**special-K** · 10-21-2018, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Killer Bee

click bait

That's what I feel like when I fall for it. I feel so violated, so preyed upon

**davischevy** · 10-21-2018, 08:49 PM

Your title worked on me.

10-18-2018, 11:41 PM	#1
jabborabbo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Podunk, Texas Posts: 739	Why do folks post... An open ended question like the title of this thread that says absolutely NOTHING about the subject of the thread? Please forgive me for doing that.... __________________ "It is hard to search for a black cat in a dark room, particularly if it is not there. Especially if this cat is smart, brave, and polite." Sergei Shoigu, Russian Minister of Defense

10-18-2018, 11:45 PM	#2
dmjlambert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 3,554	Re: Why do folks post... I thought you were catching the same thing... :-)

10-19-2018, 06:31 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Why do folks post... I thought you were going to say, "... in the wrong forum?" If I've ever done it before it's because I figured what was there gave an idea of what was to come before clicking. I would do it for the sake of being fun for myself and others. That's in this forum since it is general discussion, which means talk about anything under the sun. We don't come here looking for specific information, more like to see what might be here... random topics. I think it makes life more colorful to take other than only a straight on approach to things that don't really need to be so structured, serious, whatever. I do it with kids, make them think, stay on their toes. If someone is starting a thread looking directly for exact responses then by all means, put it in the title. I see the opposite, people putting all the info in the title. There's nothing left but to repeat the title or post "What the title says". What it all comes down to for me is, I only open the threads I feel like. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-19-2018 at 07:57 PM.

10-19-2018, 08:24 AM	#5
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Monroe, Wa. Posts: 19,767	Re: Why do folks post... Its a hook, that's it. Forcing you to open the thread to see what's hiding in there. If you are on a laptop (or similar) you just hoover your mouse/pad arrow over the heading and it show you what it says before opening it. Its one of those things that falls in to the ALL CAPS category. Bugs some people, most don't really care.

10-19-2018, 09:35 AM	#6
dfwright Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,374	Re: Why do folks post... Even worse, is when someone posts an open-ended question like that in the wrong forum, and then it gets moved, because then you can't even hover your mouse over the title and see the first part of the message. You have to then click the subject to see what it says. __________________ 1972 C10 LWB, 350/350 Deconstruction began 5/2009, mostly completed restoration, 5/2017

10-21-2018, 01:07 PM	#8
Killer Bee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barber City, CA Posts: 4,718	Re: Why do folks post... click bait __________________ *I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it*

10-21-2018, 08:49 PM	#10
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,786	Re: Why do folks post... Your title worked on me. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

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