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Yes Titles.
What is this thread about?
It could be about pink slips...
Maybe it's about gender... like Mr. and Mrs.
Perhaps it's about royalty... Sir.. King...Lord...
Could be about your job... Owner, Master ****, Chief...
You are reading this though, out of curiosity as you really didn't know.
No, what this thread is about are how to name your topics.
Remember that one of the best things about a message board such as this is the ability to search what has already been discussed.
This is one area where the membership of a board really gives back to the board owner and to the community by making a particular board easier to find pertinent information on.
I'd like to give an example. It is one of countless examples, but it's the one I'm on today, and the one that is inspiring to make this (ill-titled) post.
Do a quick search on this board for "undertail".... wow...ok....
Now do an advanced search for "undertail" selecting a title-only filter... 20 pages (at the time of this writing).
Now pretend that you are looking for an undertail installation walkthrough with photos and tell me how quickly you can find it?
As we can see... 200 posts titled simply "undertail" doesn't really help. Which one might be the one?
Here are a few examples of proper thread titles:
"UFO undertail installation walkthrough with pic's"
" Where do I get replacement plastic clips for my undertail?"
"What is the best undertail for a 2002 Busa?"
"Is an ABS undertail better than a fiberglass undertail?"
...etc...etc.
It really helps to have part of your question that is going to be answered in the title itself, not just to post your question in the body and put a vague title as an afterthought.
Consider the search engine of the board when making your title... what generation Busa are we talking about? Is the searcher going to know you used slang? Is the searcher going to type abbreviations? Is that one word or two (under tail vs undertail). What makes your title stand out vs. all the other threads that have already been created about your topic?
Consider if valuable information freely given to you by other board members will be forever hidden in threads titled:
"Oh No!"
"What is this?"
"I had another problem..."
"undertail"
"undertail"
"undertail"
"undertail"
Consider that each topic is not only an opportunity for you to get your question answered, but to get the same question answered for countless searchers that will follow you and not want to clutter the board with countless threads about the same thing. A good title is sharing the information given to you with others as it was shared with you. I bad title is rather selfish.
Thanks for Listening!
Sean
What is this thread about?
It could be about pink slips...
Maybe it's about gender... like Mr. and Mrs.
Perhaps it's about royalty... Sir.. King...Lord...
Could be about your job... Owner, Master ****, Chief...
You are reading this though, out of curiosity as you really didn't know.
No, what this thread is about are how to name your topics.
Remember that one of the best things about a message board such as this is the ability to search what has already been discussed.
This is one area where the membership of a board really gives back to the board owner and to the community by making a particular board easier to find pertinent information on.
I'd like to give an example. It is one of countless examples, but it's the one I'm on today, and the one that is inspiring to make this (ill-titled) post.
Do a quick search on this board for "undertail".... wow...ok....
Now do an advanced search for "undertail" selecting a title-only filter... 20 pages (at the time of this writing).
Now pretend that you are looking for an undertail installation walkthrough with photos and tell me how quickly you can find it?
As we can see... 200 posts titled simply "undertail" doesn't really help. Which one might be the one?
Here are a few examples of proper thread titles:
"UFO undertail installation walkthrough with pic's"
" Where do I get replacement plastic clips for my undertail?"
"What is the best undertail for a 2002 Busa?"
"Is an ABS undertail better than a fiberglass undertail?"
...etc...etc.
It really helps to have part of your question that is going to be answered in the title itself, not just to post your question in the body and put a vague title as an afterthought.
Consider the search engine of the board when making your title... what generation Busa are we talking about? Is the searcher going to know you used slang? Is the searcher going to type abbreviations? Is that one word or two (under tail vs undertail). What makes your title stand out vs. all the other threads that have already been created about your topic?
Consider if valuable information freely given to you by other board members will be forever hidden in threads titled:
"Oh No!"
"What is this?"
"I had another problem..."
"undertail"
"undertail"
"undertail"
"undertail"
Consider that each topic is not only an opportunity for you to get your question answered, but to get the same question answered for countless searchers that will follow you and not want to clutter the board with countless threads about the same thing. A good title is sharing the information given to you with others as it was shared with you. I bad title is rather selfish.
Thanks for Listening!
Sean