I'm tired of being (metaphorically) Rick-Rolled here in GD

[MissMillie]

Any post that has a title that does not give me some sense as to the contents of that post is, for all intents and purposes, a "Rick Roll." I could be clicking on "Never Going to Give You Up."

Heck, even the animal/pet posts in the Lounge (almost always) indicate what you're going to get when you click on the post.

Somehow, in GD, there's no such consideration.

I realize that it's not only possible, but highly probable that no one in the DU community gives a rat's backside whether or not little-old-insignificant-me clicks on their posts. So, this isn't a threat--but I'm NEVER again going to click on any GD post that has a title that obscures the post's content.

It's like inviting me to a party without telling me that the party is an orgy/rave/church service/Amway convention, gynecological exam, Barney sing-a-long, hunting trip with Dick Cheney... (you name it)

I've been a member of DU for 19 years, and I keep coming back because I really do think of us as a community. As such, I do my best to treat everyone with respect and consideration. I think it's disrespectful and inconsiderate to ask our community to click on a "Discussion" post without giving the community some sense of what they're going to get when they click. (Maybe somewhat more forgivable in the Lounge, but even so I'm not much of a fan of this behavior.)