narcimund 0 #1 January 9, 2003 ... if more threads had complete subjects. With dozens of threads appearing every day, it's not my goal to look at all of them. I'd rather get a pretty good idea of what the thread's about BEFORE I open it so I can skip ones that just don't apply to me. I assume most people don't enjoy wasting their time on highly specialized threads that are for someone else either. Example: If the topic is "I'd like a...", every dropzone.com user worldwide has to open it to find out that the first line is "... ride from downtown Portland to Skydive Oregon next Tuesday." 30 seconds wasted! So save us all some effort. Put at least one real clue in the subject of your threads. This has been a public service announcement. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 January 9, 2003 Damn, Narcimund, I just wasted 30 seconds of my life because you didn't complete your subject line and I opened a thread that doesn't apply to me! I think it's probably done that way to entice people to open their threads so they can have a lot of views on it and make them feel special. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #3 January 9, 2003 Lord knows noone wastes time on DZ.com. "Your mother's full of stupidjuice!" My Art Project Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #4 January 9, 2003 Quote Lord knows noone wastes time on DZ.com. True, but I understand Narcimund's point. We like to waste our time selectively and efficiently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #5 January 9, 2003 ditto. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #6 January 9, 2003 Quote ditto. I mean, why bother clicking on a thread that you won't even make eloquent and meaningful additions to, like Muenkel just did? We look for subjects where we can contribute meaningful dialogue, not just inane postwhoring repetitions of other people's ideas. Right, Muenkel? I know you're with me on this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #7 January 9, 2003 ditto again. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #8 January 9, 2003 Wait, wait, let me guess....... Andy Rooney! Yep I got, I got it! That's always a good style that gets to the point that should have been made much prior but, no one bothered._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #9 January 9, 2003 Maybe, we should adopt a standard DZ post nomenclature, with one-letter abbreviations. 1. Begin with the subject (ex. B=BEER, O=BOOBIES, J=JUMPING, K=JOKE, F=MY FUCKED UP LIFE). Combinations are acceptable (ex. BF=BEER FUCKED UP MY LIFE). 2. Follow with a unique identifier for the thread (a one-word subject) in lower-case. 3. Include with the the source of information (N=NEWS, R=RUMOR, O=OPINION, S=I MAKE THIS SHIT UP). 4. Add what the point of the thread is (L=MAKE YOU LAUGH, S=LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY, Q=QUESTION, R=SOLICITING ANY RESPONSE, P=RANDOM POST WHORE) 5. Append with random ackronyms (N=NSFW, F=ROTFL, etc). Therefore, all post subjects will be short concise and unreadable. The ongoing post about the "best" skydiver (whatever that means), would look like this: JbestOR If there, were, by chance, a second post that had the same combination, you could append a dot notation, as in: JbestOR.2 I think that's clear enough, don't you? Did I ever mention that I used to work for a defense contractor?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #10 January 9, 2003 Way too much fucking time on your hands.... But I hink it is genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You got my vote. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #11 January 9, 2003 Quote Way too much fucking time on your hands.... Did I ever mention that I used to work for a defense contractor?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyz 0 #12 January 9, 2003 Are we in a bad mood? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #13 January 10, 2003 Quote Did I ever mention that I used to work for a defense contractor? and here i was wondering why that system seemed too much like work ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #14 January 10, 2003 ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #15 January 10, 2003 I usually look at who posted the thread before opening it. Some member seem to form patterns. (hint) ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #16 January 10, 2003 Um, I think the last thread that I started said it all. Corn=satan. A mini essay. That didn't dissapoint you, did it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #17 January 10, 2003 Quote... if more threads had complete subjects. With dozens of threads appearing every day, it's not my goal to look at all of them. I'd rather get a pretty good idea of what the thread's about BEFORE I open it so I can skip ones that just don't apply to me. I assume most people don't enjoy wasting their time on highly specialized threads that are for someone else either. Example: If the topic is "I'd like a...", every dropzone.com user worldwide has to open it to find out that the first line is "... ride from downtown Portland to Skydive Oregon next Tuesday." 30 seconds wasted! So save us all some effort. Put at least one real clue in the subject of your threads. This has been a public service announcement. i second that motion!http://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #18 January 10, 2003 read faster ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #19 January 20, 2003 I think it is time ....... *bump* -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
