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Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 4:19 am
Could we try to make our headlines/titles reflect at least slightly the content of the post? For example, "Racists Everywhere" tells you nothing.
I'm all for attention-grabbing headlines, but I would at least like to know a little of what the post concerns before I click.
Also, if you're reporting news, could you please supply a link -- or at least explain that no link is yet available? This is at least nominally a news site; at the very least, we should never report info as though we got it if we learned it from some other organization.
I'm all for attention-grabbing headlines, but I would at least like to know a little of what the post concerns before I click.
Also, if you're reporting news, could you please supply a link -- or at least explain that no link is yet available? This is at least nominally a news site; at the very least, we should never report info as though we got it if we learned it from some other organization.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 9:44 pm
Look Benji, it isn't my fault i am loved.
Get over it!
Get over it!
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 9:46 pm
BigAndy9 wrote:Look Benji, it isn't my fault i am loved.
Get over it!
I'm very happy for you, but if you could please write better headlines, that would be super.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:19 pm
Surely the headline is the choice of the poster?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:22 pm
BigAndy9 wrote:Surely the headline is the choice of the poster?
It is, but it should be within reason, of course. You've written headlines that grab attention but don't really say anything about the story; I'm just asking for a bit more info in the headline.
If you wanted to take that to extremes, you could do something like this:
Arsenal Defeats Liverpool
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:24 pm
Well of course a homosexual news source is going to say that Arsenal defeated Liverpool!
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:26 pm
jobsworth..jobsworth...its more than me jobsworth
i dont care , rain or snow, whatever you want
the answers .........NO
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:28 pm
No, you won't have your headlines relate to anything in the story?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:30 pm
more a general comment.....
WHATEVER YOU WANT.....the answers ........no.
WHATEVER YOU WANT.....the answers ........no.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:31 pm
victorisnotamused wrote:more a general comment.....
WHATEVER YOU WANT.....the answers ........no.
Did I piss in your cereal or something?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:33 pm
nope...i'm just an onery old bugger....aint you worked THAT out yet.....
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:34 pm
victorisnotamused wrote:
nope...i'm just an onery old bugger....aint you worked THAT out yet.....
Ornery is one thing, responding to a polite request with 'NO, I'll never do anything you ask' is a bit different, don't you think?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:36 pm
BigAndy9 wrote:lol
You started that business, BA.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:39 pm
personally i'd have thought that doing just that was the pinnacle of "ornery-ness" a height that few can aspire to, let alone achieveBen_Reilly wrote:victorisnotamused wrote:
nope...i'm just an onery old bugger....aint you worked THAT out yet.....
Ornery is one thing, responding to a polite request with 'NO, I'll never do anything you ask' is a bit different, don't you think?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:42 pm
victorisnotamused wrote:personally i'd have thought that doing just that was the pinnacle of "ornery-ness" a height that few can aspire to, let alone achieveBen_Reilly wrote:victorisnotamused wrote:
nope...i'm just an onery old bugger....aint you worked THAT out yet.....
Ornery is one thing, responding to a polite request with 'NO, I'll never do anything you ask' is a bit different, don't you think?
OK.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Guest Tue May 27, 2014 10:47 pm
Ben_Reilly wrote:BigAndy9 wrote:lol
You started that business, BA.
What business?
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by eddie Tue May 27, 2014 10:52 pm
BigAndy9 wrote:Ben_Reilly wrote:
You started that business, BA.
What business?
The business of typing your own thread titles.
How very dare you! :asplodeas:
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by Ben Reilly Tue May 27, 2014 10:58 pm
eddie wrote:BigAndy9 wrote:Ben_Reilly wrote:
You started that business, BA.
What business?
The business of typing your own thread titles.
How very dare you! :asplodeas:
I actually meant the business of "lol" -ing off a thread. It's annoying (BA's specialty).
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by eddie Tue May 27, 2014 11:01 pm
Ben_Reilly wrote:eddie wrote:
The business of typing your own thread titles.
How very dare you! :asplodeas:
I actually meant the business of "lol" -ing off a thread. It's annoying (BA's specialty).
He is a specialty unto himself is our Anders.
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Re: Request regarding headlines/titles, sources
by veya_victaous Tue May 27, 2014 11:43 pm
LOL at Victor 
You might have to use some more emoticons so ben knows your joking
You might have to use some more emoticons so ben knows your joking
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