black walnut,
thanks for bringing this up. It bothers me too. I open about 20% of all threads here and read less. And I don't like to be (mis)led into opening a thread which doesn't interest me.
I'd love Mudcatters to
use the prefixes whenever appropriate,
invent your own (non music, etc.) when an appropriate prefix is lacking,
be as specific in the thread title as possible,
avoid (deliberately) misleading thread titles (except when your are Max and it is April Fool's day).
That'd be a small effort for you and a big service for those of us who do not have as much time to spare.

Wolfgang