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In reply to the discussion: I'm tired of being (metaphorically) Rick-Rolled here in GD [View all]AZSkiffyGeek
(11,154 posts)20. There was one poster who would share a thought provoking title
Then link to his unrelated blog post where he would trash Democrats or write something racist. Took a while for him to get weeded out.
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I mean, the title of the OP does NOT say why they feel Rickrolled so this is kinda appropriate...
NullTuples
Jan 2023
#65
Nice. Some people have the ambition to gank symbols and smilies off various sites
Warpy
Jan 2023
#107
I enjoy the animal post in the Lounge. They are the first posts I go to in the morning.
debm55
Jan 2023
#113
It would be greatly helpful to require that all "Link to Tweet" votes be confined to one group
Orrex
Jan 2023
#64
Generally featuring ALL CAPS claims that someone was DESTROYED, DEVASTATED, MELTED DOWN
Hekate
Jan 2023
#68
Thanks for bringing this up. Several days ago I ALMOST responded with the question Why? to
Abolishinist
Jan 2023
#130
Case in point: "Today's attacks": Ukraine? Electrical substations? Republican Sunday Show comments?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#43
Agreed and I never click on anything where the word "DESTROYED" etc is used. It's weak clickbait for
themaguffin
Jan 2023
#96
I try and use basic news headline rules when I post. You at least know who or what
brewens
Jan 2023
#14
You miss the point. You have to click on the bait to trash it. Wooooosh. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#30
Again, I don't know what criteria I could use to filter out non-descript post titles.
MissMillie
Jan 2023
#38
The Trash This Thread button is inside the thread. You have to click the click-bait thread title
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#39
Complete deflection. No damage, just a fucking waste of time. . . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#75
Multiply that by the hundreds of readers. Are you writing for your self or for DU readers?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#86
You'll get more exposure with honest thread titles and transparent content. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#101
There was nothing dishonest about the thread title and the content is self-evident. n/t
Uncle Joe
Jan 2023
#110
Is Sanders so reviled on DU you have to click-bait him? No. So there is no point. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2023
#87
Ironic thing: I would've clicked on it right away if I knew it was a Sanders tweet.
betsuni
Jan 2023
#140
I really hate posts with that rolling icon - just a big turn off personally esp. when directed in
womanofthehills
Jan 2023
#82
your party list is creative and amusing. i laughed out loud over "gynecological exam" nt
orleans
Jan 2023
#52
You don't like titles like "This:" and "So much this" and "Tweet of the hour"?
IronLionZion
Jan 2023
#72
It's one of my pet peeves as well. An OP's title should reflect the post's content.....
jaxexpat
Jan 2023
#88
I see a good headline, click on it and only thing there is a video, or a pod cast and nothing
Autumn
Jan 2023
#90
The downside I can see is that it would be a lot of work that someone would have to do.
ShazzieB
Jan 2023
#115
I also dislike posted videos that the subject is mentioned four minutes into the video...
LakeArenal
Jan 2023
#111
Are we talking about tweets, and video on the General Discussion Forum or does it also include the
debm55
Jan 2023
#114
I was talking about any post title that doesn't reflect the contents of the post
MissMillie
Jan 2023
#117
Thank you, MissMillie. When there is a post I don't find interesting, I just close it. In the
debm55
Jan 2023
#119
The post that set me off today didn't give me any indication if it would be interesting or not.
MissMillie
Jan 2023
#126
Totally agree - I skip every post that isn't specific about the content in the title
FakeNoose
Jan 2023
#118
AGREE! Here's and example of what kills me: "WTF, did you hear what she just said???!!
CoopersDad
Jan 2023
#135
I think people get too relaxed, forget everyone isn't in the same time zone or watches the
betsuni
Jan 2023
#141
We've been talking about this for a few months now, and it's time to do something.
Croney
Jan 2023
#146