# Did you know you can change the title yourself? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631 "2010-10-28T07:09:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/1 "2010-10-28T07:09:53Z")
Well, did ya? Just use the Go Advanced button. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/2 "2010-10-28T07:26:21Z")
Well yes but no one really looks at those, do they? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/3 "2010-10-28T08:13:42Z")
I mean I changed the title of the thread. People all the time ask for the mods to fix typos in the title. But using Go Advanced after editing lets you go back and edit the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/4 "2010-10-28T08:24:34Z")
That never used to work. Has it changed? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/5 "2010-10-28T11:47:56Z")
Well, the title of this thread used to be something like “I’m testing something.” So I’d say yes. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/6 "2010-10-28T11:53:00Z")
(Title changed from “Did you know you can change the title yourself?”) Wow. Bad! Reported. Edited to add-now it doesn’t seem to work. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/7 "2010-10-28T11:56:36Z")
Nevermind-You can only change your OWN title. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/8 "2010-10-28T15:21:45Z")
So if you can change your own title does that make you a golf ball? whut? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/9 "2010-10-28T15:27:38Z")
Lies. **Update** Truth. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/10 "2010-10-28T15:54:19Z")
Testing ETA: Didn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/11 "2010-10-28T15:57:26Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > Testing > > ETA: Didn’t work for me. That’s because you have to have started the thread - as Czarcasm mentioned several posts back. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/12 "2010-10-28T15:59:43Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > Testing > > ETA: Didn’t work for me. Are you trying to change the thread title, or the title of your post? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/13 "2010-10-28T16:02:24Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > That’s because you have to have started the thread - as Czarcasm mentioned several posts back. I tried it in a thread I started. No luck. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/14 "2010-10-28T16:23:40Z")
We turned it off again. Bwah hah hah hah! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/15 "2010-10-28T16:26:59Z")
I have actual work to be doing… ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/16 "2010-10-28T17:26:30Z")
And the lesson is: if you figure out some super-sneaky method to do something, keep it to yourself! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/17 "2010-10-28T20:35:23Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > We turned it off again. > > Bwah hah hah hah! Wait, why would you do this? The 5 minute rule should keep this from getting royally abused…unless you’re worried about a rash of immature stuff that should get people warned. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/18 "2010-10-28T23:30:10Z")
> [@crazyjoe](#): > > Wait, why would you do this? The 5 minute rule should keep this from getting royally abused…unless you’re worried about a rash of immature stuff that should get people warned. What the heck? You guys did realize that Czarcasm was wrong, right? Only the OP can change the title, It’s no different than being able to change the post itself. WTF? And why in the world would you let us be told by the single most flippant moderator, and in such an unprofessional style as to seem like she was laughing at us? I mean, I wasn’t going to jump on the “shit” thing, because I don’t care. But laughing at us? That’s just cruel. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/19 "2010-10-29T00:55:28Z")
And that single most flippant moderator part is not necessarily an insult. It’s a style that works in some situations. But it’s really not the way to handle this situation. As far as I am concerned, she is laughing at me for bringing it up, or, worse, laughing at you guys for changing it. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631/20 "2010-10-29T07:46:23Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And that single most flippant moderator part is not necessarily an insult. It’s a style that works in some situations. But it’s really not the way to handle this situation. As far as I am concerned, she is laughing at me for bringing it up, or, worse, laughing at you guys for changing it. So, now you are complaining about this: > [@twickster](#): > > We turned it off again. > > Bwah hah hah hah! If I used ‘rollseyes’ smilies, this is where I would be using some rollseyes smilies. Get over yourself. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-change-the-title-yourself/558631.md?page=2)