# Can we require non-obvious political thread titles to state (Political) in the title? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 8, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508 "2008-05-08T01:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508/21 "2008-05-14T14:16:42Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] I understand your viewpoint, I just think the time wasted by the “problem” (probably 30 seconds at most - you open the thread, see from the first few lines of the OP that it is political, press back - maybe once or twice a day) does not justify the time required to implement your solution. [/QUOTE] I don’t think we necessarily need a Mod intervention; I’d be happy if the OP would nclude the words at the outset. That’s a lot less than 30 seconds of work. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508/22 "2008-05-14T16:42:02Z")
I think it would be great if there was a “US Politics” forum as a sub/child forum of GD, especially during run-ups to the presidential elections. That wouldn’t be difficult for the admins to set up and it would certainly get lots of action. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508/23 "2008-05-14T18:16:10Z")
I agree with **Frylock** that to anyone who watches the news in America, it was obvious that the “elitism” thread would be political. In the U.S. hearing one millionaire Senator accuse another millionaire senator of being “elitist” and “out of touch with the common man” is pretty much par for the course during an election year. In particular, Hillary Clinton had recently leveled such accusations at Barack Obama around the time that thread was posted. I appreciate that this can be frustrating to non-Americans who don’t necessarily know what passes for politics around here. In some parts of the world you probably wouldn’t expect threads on “global warming” or “evolution” to be political, either. But in the U.S. these scientific subjects have become highly politicized. I guess I kind of feel like at least in “Great Debates” there isn’t much chance of avoiding all exposure to U.S. politics. But usually I’d think the content of the thread would be clear from the mouseover text, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508/24 "2008-05-15T11:07:43Z")
[QUOTE=Bites When Provoked] I don’t think we necessarily need a Mod intervention; I’d be happy if the OP would nclude the words at the outset. That’s a lot less than 30 seconds of work. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Indeed. Unfortunately, a large prportion of posters do not read ATMB or Stickies, so the only way to enforce it would be through Mod intervention. I support the principle, however. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-require-non-obvious-political-thread-titles-to-state-political-in-the-title/448508.md?page=1)