Useless Thread Titles

"what do I need for bpu"

"what do I need for bpu"

That one seems OK to me . I immediately know what the poster is asking for, whether I'd be able to help or not without going into the thread itself.

"what do I need for bpu"

I think you ironically misread the title of this thread, its 'useless thread titles' NOT 'useless threads'

"how do i go na-t"

"how do i go na-t"

Do a search. Numpty.

"how do i go na-t"

That's not a useless thread title, as from the title I know what they want, or what will be in the thread. It is however a complete fail on use of the search function.

I suggest we bring in a system where if a Mod spots a useless thread title they have free reign to change the member's 'status' to something amusing.

I suggest we bring in a system where if a Mod spots a useless thread title they have free reign to change the member's 'status' to something amusing.

A forum equivalent of a dunce's hat? That's a good idea.

A forum equivalent of a dunce's hat? That's a good idea.

And of course seeing how long it takes said OP to spot such a status change.

I suggest we bring in a system where if a Mod spots a useless thread title they have free reign to change the member's 'status' to something amusing.

Oooo good one!!

I suggest we bring in a system where if a Mod spots a useless thread title they have free reign to change the member's 'status' to something amusing.

Or we could just continue to try to make people behave like adults.

Or we could just continue to try to make people behave like adults.

Trying to apply that sentence to all aspects of life alas I fear may not be very fruitful

I'm all for the raising the humour value around here

I'm all for the raising the humour value around here

I'm not.

Besides, us oranges are lowly creatures - we can't change members details - only amend thread bits.

Do a search. Numpty.

oi Numpty i was using that as an example of a useles thread title. everyone knows how to go NA-T, big shopping list and lots money at whifbitz then a 2bartuning MAP who da numpty now

oi Numpty i was using that as an example of a useles thread title. everyone knows how to go NA-T, big shopping list and lots money at whifbitz then a 2bartuning MAP who da numpty now

Umm, it's still you!

oi Numpty i was using that as an example of a useles thread title. everyone knows how to go NA-T, big shopping list and lots money at whifbitz then a 2bartuning MAP who da numpty now

I hope the bold bit is meant to be sarcastic.

I can't find a thread I thought was relevant so I thought I'd bump this one as didn't know which mod/mods to PM, was there a thread somewhere on bumping for sale/wanted threads? many seem to be being bumped 1-2 days again

Just bumping this again as we are still getting threads with useless titles. We have been changing them but if it continues we shall simply delete the thread.

Time for a winter bump for this thread people. It's always worth making the extra effort if you want results

Having just seen a "Has anybody else????" title, I think it's time for a bump of this thread.

Definitely time for a bump on this. Several threads around with absolutely nothing in the title to allude to what's inside.

Are people trying to get more views on their thread or just trying to make it impossible to search for it in the future.

Example for people who don't grasp why the thread title should be relevant to the content:

Recently we have had three threads regarding a pink supra on eBay, however if you search thread titles for the same query, you will get zero results.

Bumping this thread as there has been a spate of threads with useless titles. If you can't be bothered to name a thread properly then I can't be bothered to tell you to name it properly so I will just delete it

I've been lenient with these recently but I'll join in now with just deleting the thread. Be warned all you who rock up in tech with the title "help plese"

Personally, I'm going to use a playful mix of moving threads to other sections, mercilessly mocking the OP and deletion.

Yes please, just delete them. Using useless thread titles is lazy, hard to use in searching and introduces linguistic entropy whose natural conclusion is having a forum filled with random characters, a few of which might spell words if we're lucky. Save us from this fate!