Clarity in titles for posts......please.

BlueBelle

I m not sure what summer means I don’t think you can open more than one thread at a time ?

Of course you can. Why would I say otherwise?

I do it on my iPhone, but just as marydoll says

I hold my thumb over the title, and hit “open in a new tab”. It’s very easy.

I think that's probably for the best!

Fanny Er, thought it was a suggestion! Shall we just agree to disagree?

Surely the whole point of posting is to get a reply, the more the merrier. How it continues depends on who contributes and the way the thread evolves with those entering the conversation. As for being old school secretarial, I imagine a lot of us are but this an internet forum with people coming from all walks of life, jobs, diverse experience, countries & nationalities. Some of the most interesting threads start mundane and digress as in real life.

Atqui, apologies.
I thought that stuff posted in Site Stuff was suggestions, complaints etc to GNHQ.
I didn't realise that it was just a general musing.

FannyCornforth Did I say anything about enforcement? Just because I like to know what I’m wasting time on , it does not mean I’m a right wing , uncreative, control freak. Still, it has been enlightening to know that some people agree. I especially empathise with Suedonim who has slow internet connection.
Ellianne Now you’ve got me guessing! I’m in Devon too.

I wonder what that’s about

I think that's the idea of thread headings.

It's supposed to be 'chatty' -spontaneous, evolving.
How would you like to enforce 'clarity' Atqui?
Do posters get a ticking off for being vague or obtuse?

Atqui

Where did you meet *Ellianne•?

On the seafront of a coastal town Atqui until it got drizzly and then we sat, socially distanced, in the shelter and watched the dogs playing on the beach. Each brought our own flasks and I made individual cream teas with jam and cream in little pots so no one was sharing. (I am always one for finding ways to continue my life, with care).

How many seconds does it take to click on a thread, see what the main subject matter is and decide if you're interested in it or not? 5? 10? Even 30? Are you living such a time pressurised life? Personally, I like seeing a cryptic thread title; it makes me curious. If, after seeing the full subject matter I find it's not of interest to me, I leave it. 30 seconds max wasted!

I thought that the entire point of this type of thing was to waste time!

I think you might just have to live with it, Atqui. I never know what thread I will be interested in until I read the posts. Sometimes the title has little to do with how the conversations develop if the thread runs to several pages.

FANNYCORNFORTH I’m all forcreativity and diversity , I just don’t want to waste time opening threads that aren’t what I’d like to read. Stating the content of a thread does not put an end to either.

Where did you meet *Ellianne•?

Maggiemaybe

I agree with you, Atqui. Particularly when it applies to someone wanting to organise a get together, who doesn’t put the general location in the thread title. The number of times I’ve clicked on Anyone want to meet up? or similar just to see it’s round here.....

You'd be surprised Maggie, just last week I had a meet up with GNs I'd never seen before in my life from Northumberland and Bristol, down here in Devon! Admittedly it didn't stem from a title thread, but it is possible!

I agree with you, Atqui. Particularly when it applies to someone wanting to organise a get together, who doesn’t put the general location in the thread title. The number of times I’ve clicked on Anyone want to meet up? or similar just to see it’s round here.....

You can be reading a number of threads at the same time, by opening new tabs. As long as you are permanently logged on to GN, it's very easy to do.

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Ditto what Bathsheba said.

God please no! I don't want the Active list to look like a business meeting agenda . Leave it as it is, serious thread titles, funny thread titles, and a few enigmatic ones thrown in to get us guessing.

(And yes, Summer, I want to know as well - how do you do that? )

Atqui, your approach sounds prescriptive and a tad dull.
I'm all for a bit of diversity and creativity.

I m not sure what summer means I don’t think you can open more than one thread at a time ?

Summerlove, how can you open more than one post at the same time? I can only open one.

I think it's fine as it is.
Work is for rules; not leisure.

I usually just open a bunch of threads at once, then close the ones that don’t pull me in

I don't see any problem.