Should the titles of posts more directly reflect the subject of the post?

No
41% (9 votes)
Yes
18% (4 votes)
Who cares?
41% (9 votes)
Total votes: 22

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Submitted by Prometheus 6 on July 7, 2005 - 3:29pm.

Justto let you know, the "Who Cares?" vote is me.

Submitted by hodge (not verified) on July 7, 2005 - 5:24pm.

it was a half-second struggle between "No" & "Who Cares?" as I looked for the "However I wanna do it Now" button.

Submitted by Prometheus 6 on July 7, 2005 - 5:58pm.

You got it right...that's the real meaning of "Who cares"...exactly what I've been doing.

Submitted by dwshelf on July 8, 2005 - 1:25am.

Such decisions shape the legend.  Think success.

Submitted by James R MacLean on July 8, 2005 - 3:16am.

I strongly recommend choosing titles that reflect the topic.

Until very recently, I neurotically resisted this at my own site. Big mistake. My list of past archives is, from the point of view of anyone curious, a total crap shoot. How can any researcher decide if this or that post is relevant to her research?

What you sacrifice in opportunities for wit is more than offset by the enduring value of your archives (Oh, crap, that sounds like the name of a military action: "Operating Enduring Value").

Submitted by Prometheus 6 on July 8, 2005 - 9:10am.

My list of past archives is, from the point of view of anyone curious, a total crap shoot. How can any researcher decide if this or that post is relevant to her research?

Well, I already have over 10,200 posts in that condition. One doesn't start this sort of thing expecting to become a reference.

A lot of the old posts have fallen off Google...my weekly archive module, which was also an undercover SEO effort, generated blank pages for a while until I adjusted the memory use limits on the server. Sadly, I didn't notice for a while.

 

Submitted by Prometheus 6 on July 8, 2005 - 9:19am.

Such decisions shape the legend.

I find rectangular legends sufficient. The important thing is to correctly identify what color represents which trend. 

I'm not sure I like the idea of being a legend. Black legends get shot.

We shall see, I suppose...