| Old Contemptibles | 21 Jan 2015 12:29 p.m. PST |
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| VonTed | 21 Jan 2015 1:04 p.m. PST |
At least add SOME text….. |
| Old Contemptibles | 22 Jan 2015 10:25 p.m. PST |
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| panzersaurkrautwerfer | 22 Jan 2015 10:44 p.m. PST |
Because Frigates deserve to be recognized. And we shouldn't have to fear we are about to click on the obituary for the last official French Army prostitute or something. |
| Jemima Fawr | 23 Jan 2015 6:48 a.m. PST |
Imagine my disappointment… |
| GeoffQRF | 23 Jan 2015 6:53 a.m. PST |
I always think that with the obits on here too – if you are going to put someone on therte, at least add a photo and a bit of text… USS Kauffman to Make Final Deployment of Navy Frigate
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| Old Contemptibles | 29 Jan 2015 7:41 p.m. PST |
I meant, why do I need to comment when the link speaks for itself. Ever heard of less is more? Because Frigates deserve to be recognized THAT IS WHY I POSTED IT!!!! I am the one who recognized it! You would not have known about it otherwise! Good Grief! …at least add a photo and a bit of text… I did just that with that link! There are photos and all kinds of information. I am ex-Navy I bet I care more about these ships than ever will. Come on now. Your better than that. Think about it. Just remember, lead figures are for painting not chewing. |
| GeoffQRF | 30 Jan 2015 4:53 a.m. PST |
Maybe you do, but all you provided was "Last of her kind" and a link. If you care so much, post it. Or to use your words, 'come on now, you're better than that' (and if you care so much about the boats do they not deserve more than just a vague link?) |
| Old Contemptibles | 30 Jan 2015 8:33 a.m. PST |
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| PHGamer | 30 Jan 2015 8:52 a.m. PST |
Rallynow, over the past few years I have been doing my own studies as to what people will click on and what they won't. I have been posting on a number of topics in a number of venues. I can tell you what newspapers have known for centuries. The headline sells. You want people to click on a link, you need a headline that explains why they should. You can call it Spoon feeding if you like. But if the objective is to get something read by the greatest number of people, then you need to provide a reason why. One of my anecdotal examples are two battle reports. Written by the same person, submitted to the same sites, one's title read "Monty's Pythons Meet The Russians" and the other "1944, Encounter With the Wiking SS". Which one do you think was read more than three times over the other? |
| GeoffQRF | 30 Jan 2015 11:49 a.m. PST |
I agree. On the contrary to spoon feeding, you need to provide enough to catch attention, and make them em want to research it in more detail. Otherwise why bother posting it at all… others will find it by themselves. Probably. |
| panzersaurkrautwerfer | 30 Jan 2015 12:57 p.m. PST |
THAT IS WHY I POSTED IT!!!! I was saying the link had merit, but I don't know you from Adam. Unless you are an Adam in which case I was not aware of that. Possibly hello Adam in that case. But yeah when it's just a link from someone I don't recognize, for all I know it is going to be some Russia Today article about how "SU-24 destroy all US Navy with ECM rays, America surrender!" or somesuch nonsense. I only guessed the meaning because I too morn the passing of the Frigate and oh god the LCS is terrible. The headline sells, but it also lets me know as I stated I wasn't about to look at something awful or a waste of my time. |
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