| Skeptic | 04 Mar 2017 3:46 p.m. PST |
Recently, I've had to trim the subject lines of quite a few new posts. They weren't that long, but they were, apparently, too long for TMP. Shortening them really made them less descriptive of the posts. How about enabling longer titles on TMP? |
| Winston Smith | 04 Mar 2017 4:02 p.m. PST |
Attributed to Mark Twain, Lincoln and Pascal:
"I am sorry I wrote such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one."
Or, brevity is the soul of wit. |
| Tango01 | 04 Mar 2017 4:05 p.m. PST |
Totally d'accord…
Amicalement
Armand
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 ochoin  | 04 Mar 2017 5:56 p.m. PST |
Twain? Thief! Yes, said, originally, by Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters in 1657. |
| zoneofcontrol | 04 Mar 2017 6:36 p.m. PST |
Having space to write longer titles would be a benefit to people that cannot seem to write shorter posts in the allotted space that is provided for them to write their post in while properly conveying the idea that they wish to convey in the message that they are attempting to get across to the readers who would be interested in reading that very post in the space provided for just such a reason. |
| steamingdave47 | 05 Mar 2017 2:42 a.m. PST |
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| sjwalker38 | 05 Mar 2017 2:46 a.m. PST |
Hardly a priority I would think? |
| David Manley | 05 Mar 2017 6:00 a.m. PST |
…but.probably a minute's work if Bill decides thats what he wants to do |
| sjwalker38 | 05 Mar 2017 6:03 a.m. PST |
But tinkering with The Code will let The Bug escape again – better to leave things as they are, just in case. |
| Skeptic | 05 Mar 2017 8:40 a.m. PST |
Longer subject lines should enable greater specificity to posts' contents. |
 Doctor X | 06 Mar 2017 2:52 a.m. PST |
Some people can't even right a good title for their post now. I doubt more characters would help them. |
 etotheipi  | 06 Mar 2017 5:36 p.m. PST |
Longer titles enable longer titles. Thought enables increased specificity and clarity. |
| Skeptic | 07 Mar 2017 11:22 a.m. PST |
@etotheipi: Perhaps, but when the thought entails a few specific polysyllabic terms…? |
| dantheman | 09 Mar 2017 1:48 p.m. PST |
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| Skeptic | 10 Mar 2017 9:54 a.m. PST |
Ha ha ha, then people may continue to be surprised to find posts that are quite unlike what their subject lines may suggest, while posters who are looking for specific answers may not reach those who could provide them… |
begins to think about terrain for Team Yankee.
