I have also likened this routine imposed changing of originator's thread titles - to a library changing the titles of its books without the author's knowledge or permission - in order to clarify them for purposes of indexing. I am sure that authors who have struggled over their titles would offer no objection to such a practice....Even though this may later make it quite difficult to locate their own book....

there you go! An example Roger!

You have already been informed, publicly, that

a) changing of thread titles is not routine. You insist on continueing to refer to it as routine. Your own examples SHOW that it is not routine.

B) that except for extremely exceptional circumstances thread titles are only modified by additions, spelling corrections, etc. This will neither prevent finding the title, nor will it make finding the title more difficult.

The length of thread title has already been thrashed out - yet you bring it up again. Only two people have the ability to change that feature - Max and Jeff. They choose not to - at least at this time.

Max is the site owner. This is his right. Jeff is his programmer and to the best of my knowledge only makes changes at Max's request.