Just the title or beyond?

Many of my discussions have a title which suggests something else and it is obvious to see from the responses who reads only the title I remember your discussion and I can recall that particular response too. I did one that for a title was 'what's your favourite ice-cream' and if you then read the topic it was obvious that that was the title that I had intended using for the discussion which I never started So many didn't read the topic and in that particular case they were the majority. Very disappointing too. I read the title and then a few lines of the topic and then either move on or continue through and then respond. I have never responded just to the title because I know that often the title is only half of nwhat is being discussed and is an 'attention grabber' ROFLMAO Many friends know that it can be dangerous to read only the title when I start a discussion. Those that were not aware soon found out when the responded without reading the topic on the one entitled 'would you stop everything for s*x'

Nope, never. I not only read the title and the entire discussion but also generally read all the responses before I comment in my own response box on a discussion. There are some titles that are intentionally misleading for one reason or another, and then there are those that are related to the subject matter but not in the way that the reader might initially imagine. Whatever the reason, titles are meant to capture the reader's attention, but they are not meant to be the entire discussion. Therefore, it would only make sense to read the entire discussion before deciding what it is or it not about.

Like another poster, I respond from e mail. When everything is loading right I view the entire discussion first. I probably have responded to just the title a time or two, but I do not recall any with serious consequences. I have misread what I was looking at a time or two and embarrassed my self and had to back track. These pop in discussions get to be quite fun sometimes.

Hi Autumn, I messed up also when I first started. Now I read the entire thing because all too often it starts out sounding like one thing and then turns out to be something completly different. I saw your more recent discussion where this happened and it was actually pretty funny to see just how many people obviously did not take the time to read through it.

I read it all, but have had people only read the title on mine, it is very obvious.

I'm probably one of the few that don't pay much attention to the title. I work strictly through email as I usually don't have the time to browse. My email tells me you've started a discussion and when I open the email I go straight to the body of it. I often don't pay much attention to the title. I usually open it under "view this discussion" so I can read a few replies and avoid duplicating them but it's strictly a skimming look, not in-depth unless I find something that is really interesting. So titles don't mean much to me! I do look at them with certain people, though, who I know habitually do one-liners that aren't worth answering.

I do find that I can get confused if the title is different from the subject. I also feel you have to put the whole subject in the title and that makes it difficult as I feel like you do, that the title determines what the post is. I usually hint in the title or make the title the first part of the sentence that continues into the post. The trouble is that you have to be careful of the title and not give people the wrong idea, but giving the right idea in the title is hard to do if there is not enough room to put in the explanation such as "I hate when people say "Join---" don't you? That is why I like the start the important sentence off in the title and continue it in the post. Makes people curious. But one has to read the whole discussion and not just the title, and also not just read part of the post. Get a lot of rants there.

Hi AutumnGold, I try to read all of the "Beyond" but sometimes if its too long I do skip a few lines here and there. I like it what people use a full title, not just and over site of what they have wrote about. I think the key to get everyone to read your discussion is not to over do it with the title but keep it full of info, then let the first few lines of your text be compelling. I have often thought about just putting anything on a response but really, it just a waste the authors time and my time. It is a discussion for a reason! Haha... Take care Dan

Yeah.. Its always the title..which is the attention grabber.. some are true to topic....some are misleading.... anyway..I do read the entire topic before responding.... thanks for sharing.. have a great day/night...

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Hi Autumn, I haven't been on this site that long to have a real opinion on this but I do know that the discussion title is vitally important to me and that's what immediately gets my attention and determines if I even go and look at the discussion. If the title is a misnomer and actually doesn't match the discussion I will still read it as they have my attention by then, but I am also sure that I have missed some interesting discussions because the title did not grab my attention.

I make it a habit not to be misled by titles that have no connection whatsoever to the content, but I have seen some discussion topics that are just there to spam and I don't reply to them because sooner or later they'll be deleted. The admin is there to check on these spammers so I just move on and forget about it.

i didn't know there are people like that. i read the whole thing though.

Well there are those who are just in it for the money. (which isnt a whole lot) so they just post randomly. Some people here actually like discussions. What happens is that the first type is the majority of the members here. They are the type that just says anything and everything they can say for the sake of that post count.

I read past the titles. I use misleading titles myself and sometimes the responses are just hysterical. I haven't been caught on one yet but I know there will come a day when I'm tired or lazy and I skip a beat.

Hello AutumnGold, When I first joined Mylot, I just read the titles. However, after I read the Mylot's rules, I know that you cannot give yes or no answers. Therefore, I read everything now. Additionally, sometimes, the question starts off with one subject, and at the end, the question is on another subject. LOL

haha a lot of people on here have some sneaky yet creative ways to get people's attention on mylot. There are so many on here that look like it is all about $ex for example but the discussion isn't. haha. See, creative. But I always read the title and the actually discussion but if I am really tired I will just quickly read parts or it but still making sure I know what the person is on about. So I have never been caught because I make sure what the discussion is about first. :-D $-MrDollars-$

I always read the whole thing. I haven't been her long, and I suppose I can understand if maybe people get bored. But I see this as a place to have fun while earning extra cash. There's no sense in rush through titles just to make that extra 2 cents. People who do that will eventually find this to be too tedious for the payout and quit. That's ok.. it leaves more space for us!