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Thread #44103   Message #647376
Posted By: SharonA
11-Feb-02 - 01:42 PM
Thread Name: Mis-spelling in Thread Titles
Subject: RE: Mis-spelling in Thread Titles
A related comment: When people start threads with clever titles, such as the recent thread about contact pick-ups entitled "BS: Let's keep some contact w/music please!", it attracts attention to the thread but does not help anyone doing a Forum Search trying to find information on the subject (in the example I've cited, the absence of the word "pickup" or "pick-up" is crucial – I doubt that anyone searching the Forum for info about pickups would use the word "contact" instead of "pickup").

Unfortunately, there are some titles (such as my example) that are too long to allow Max or Jeff to add a word to indicate the topic discussed. I wish people would be mindful of this but, when they're not, is it (or should it be) Mudcat policy to change the thread title to facilitate Searches?

Sharon