# people who fuck up the subject line

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 23, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471 "2000-08-23T17:38:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![eggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471/1 "2000-08-23T17:38:22Z")

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you know the ones i’m talking about. those bastards. the ones who put vague subject lines, or stuff like “don’t you hate it when…” and then inside the post, “…you get that crud in your toes”  
The subject line is there so people will know what your post is about, and can then judge weather they want to read it. Don’t use subjects that give no clue to what is inside, it wastes people’s time.

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**Author:** ![Myndephuquer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@Myndephuquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myndephuquer)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471/2 "2000-08-23T17:46:06Z")

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I thought that you were talking about the line under the subject when outlining a sentence.  
What in the fuck are you talking about?  
I wish that I had known what you were talking about before I posted here.  
I really _ **don’t** _ want to read this thread!  
Damn, stop wasting my time! :mad:

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471/3 "2000-08-23T18:18:12Z")

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I thought this rant was going to be about people who call their threads something like “The supercoolneatopeachykeenallrighthappypartytime thread”, which the board can’t break into smaller chunks so the forces the other columns over and screws up the look of the forum. I hate that.

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**Author:** ![eggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-fuck-up-the-subject-line/30471/4 "2000-08-23T18:28:25Z")

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come to think of it, that chaps my ass even more. good point **Gr8Kat**