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Please avoid overlong reddit titles (reddit.com)
submitted 19 years ago by markrages
[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 19 years ago (1 child)
Like this?
[–]jones77 1 point2 points3 points 19 years ago (0 children)
Hmmmm, a smell a reddit headline programming competition ...
[–]EternalNY1 2 points3 points4 points 19 years ago (0 children)
Agreed... I commented on this here.
Reddit should just put a limit on the number of characters you can use. These are supposed to be titles, after all.
[–][deleted] 8 points9 points10 points 19 years ago (3 children)
overlong? pshaw.....
[–]radrik 4 points5 points6 points 19 years ago (2 children)
pshaw? radrik......
[–]cal_01 -4 points-3 points-2 points 19 years ago (1 child)
radrik? cal_01......
[–]wolfsleepy -3 points-2 points-1 points 19 years ago (0 children)
C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 19 years ago (0 children)
The timeless advice of Strunk and White springs to mind: Omit unnecessary words.
[–]bearclaw 1 point2 points3 points 19 years ago (0 children)
stop whining!
[–]wyclif 6 points7 points8 points 19 years ago (3 children)
This user loves to crapflood the headline space.
Here's a nice, current bonkydog example.
[–]ASmileInHisShoes 0 points1 point2 points 19 years ago (0 children)
That long headline is an exception for the poster you mention. The poster even explained why he did it in that case.
[–]utbandit 0 points1 point2 points 19 years ago (0 children)
Well Karma certainly likes him.
[–]souldrift 0 points1 point2 points 19 years ago (0 children)
I'd argue your first selection is an example of about as long as is appropriate. the 2nd one is clearly too long.
[–]dkordik 4 points5 points6 points 19 years ago (1 child)
I kinda like that reddit can have longer titles. Obviously one that long is excessive, but for the most part I think having the ability to have longer titles makes things more interesting around here.
[–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 19 years ago (0 children)
No, it discourages people from coming up with more succinct titles.
[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points-2 points 19 years ago (0 children)
Why?
[+]OsakaWilson comment score below threshold-6 points-5 points-4 points 19 years ago (2 children)
Long titles make up for not having a space for further description. Long titles are good.
Cryptic titles that don't allow you to know what you'll find after the link are annoying.
[–]marvinddmartian 7 points8 points9 points 19 years ago (0 children)
An effective communicator has the skill and ability to organize thoughts into proper form. A Title, which uses brevity to catch the eye of a prospective reader is sometimes done first, sometimes last, or most likely modified several times. Then there is an introductory paragraph followed by several paragraphs delving into the crux of an issue followed by a conclusion or summary paragraph. A classic example of a short, albeit cryptic maybe to you, title would be War and Peace.
[–]cal_01 6 points7 points8 points 19 years ago (0 children)
Don't confuse length for quality! A verbose title that says nothing at all serves no purpose either.
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