Can we stop click baiting? Just put a succinct summary of your post in the subject line. Give it a try. You might find it's easy and more people respond to your post.

Yes, I realize this post hypocritically does the very thing I'm criticizing. I did so for effect.

You'll never believe how I responded to this post.

Amen.

The purpose of the subject line is to give people a general idea of, you know, the SUBJECT of the the thread.

I quite often will not participate in threads because the subject line does not identify the topic.

Amen.

The purpose of the subject line is to give people a general idea of, you know, the SUBJECT of the the thread.

I quite often will not participate in threads because the subject line does not identify the topic.

More importantly, if it sticks around for a few days or gets necroed I end up opening it up multiple times because I'm not sure what is about and end up thinking "not this **** thing again".

I have to say that i agree with the OP. Whats so hard about writing a meaningfull subject/topic? There are so many threads active each day that i would like to read only those im interested in.

I'm glad you brought this up, because it was starting to bother me and thought I was the only one.

A lot of the thread titles here remind me of click-bait news article headlines which are equally annoying.

"ISIS planning major attack on Western world?"

*click*

"We're not sure, what do readers think?"

You'll never believe how I responded to this post.

I. CAN'T. CLICK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

My ocd won't be satisfied :(

Sometimes

Hmmm...I guess you could make this argument superficially, but at least the content of this post is attempting to bring an end to the practice. I actually enjoyed this one...the other one, not so much. I was going to post how much I hated the idea in that thread, but I think silence and disinterest would be a stronger response.

So...thanks, OP, for giving me a chance to rant without bumping the thread I didn't like!

Clickbait is the single one thing that annoys me the most with the current state of the internet/social networking etc. That is all.

I unfollow sites when i see clickbait.

The one I hate the most atm is lists.

The 14 Most outrageous X-Wing arguments of all time! Number 7 had me in stitches!!!!!

The one I hate the most atm is lists.

The 14 Most outrageous X-Wing arguments of all time! Number 7 had me in stitches!!!!!

That and: She takes a pineapple and shoves it where the sun doesn't shine, what happens next will amaze you!!!!

The one I hate the most atm is lists.

The 14 Most outrageous X-Wing arguments of all time! Number 7 had me in stitches!!!!!

STOP!!! I. Can't. CLICK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one I hate the most atm is lists.

The 14 Most outrageous X-Wing arguments of all time! Number 7 had me in stitches!!!!!

That and: She takes a pineapple and shoves it where the sun doesn't shine, what happens next will amaze you!!!!

I dunno, that last one has me intrigued.

The one I hate the most atm is lists.

The 14 Most outrageous X-Wing arguments of all time! Number 7 had me in stitches!!!!!

To soon, I actually have 4 stitches in the back of my head at the moment.

T'was from a human bite, luckily the fellow's jaw is okay and he didn't mess up his teeth or gums.

But it warranted one hell of a painful (and huge) anti-biotic shot.