# Please change the name of this thread {done} **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 4, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714 "2022-10-04T18:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/1 "2022-10-04T18:37:26Z")
Unbeknowst to me, a thread was created to spin off of some comments I made in the Russian refugee thread. The title of the thread is inflammatory and does not align with my arguments, I would appreciate it if the title was changed. I did not mean to create a hijack. but it is not fair to name it that. Honestly it seems malicious and I have no malicious intent here. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/2 "2022-10-04T18:45:38Z")
I assume you are referring to this thread? > [@US Aid to Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-to-blame-for-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine/972624): > > I don’t deny that, but the US has definitely taken the opportunity to take Russia down a peg. A few pegs, as it has happened. Russian forces have performed extremely poorly against US equipment and US intelligence capability. Remember, the US announced that this invasion was happening before it started. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/3 "2022-10-04T18:48:47Z")
Correct. Multiple people have assumed that was my position because of that title. There was really no reason to title it that, I knew my actual position might cause some argument but I had no idea a new thread had been created that said that ---
**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 4, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/4 "2022-10-04T18:49:23Z")
What would you like the title changed to? ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/5 "2022-10-04T18:50:07Z")
I was talking to the people who can change thread titles, lol. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/6 "2022-10-04T18:50:26Z")
I don’t moderate P&E. Hopefully a friendly P&E mod will be along shortly to address your request. Do you have a suggestion for a better title? Paging @raventhief @What_Exit and @Aspenglow ---
**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 4, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/7 "2022-10-04T18:51:07Z")
In this thread, you are talking to everyone who can read it. The best way to talk privately to a moderator is to send them a private message. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/8 "2022-10-04T18:51:54Z")
US Aid to Ukraine would be more accurate. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/9 "2022-10-04T18:52:48Z")
I dont mind that you can see it, I just wasnt talking to you ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/10 "2022-10-04T18:54:22Z")
And speaking of a thread hijack ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/11 "2022-10-04T19:27:36Z")
> [@WellHelloThere](#): > > I dont mind that you can see it, I just wasnt talking to you If you post on this message board, you are talking to everybody around here. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/12 "2022-10-04T19:30:08Z")
I understand that. Why jump in on my simple request ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/13 "2022-10-04T19:46:09Z")
I think asking in public is a good idea. I, too misunderstood your thread because of the title. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/14 "2022-10-04T19:49:51Z")
Right. And my posts are somewhat critical of US policy but I never said anything like that ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/15 "2022-10-04T19:56:05Z")
@Czarcasm seems to have been trying to help you to make your request into one that could be served more promptly and readily. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/16 "2022-10-04T20:01:41Z")
Thank you for pointing out his good intentions ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/17 "2022-10-04T20:26:01Z")
If you just posted a suggestion for a title change this could be done. Give me a few and the change will be made to one of them. The title in question was suggested by a fellow mod. It seemed reasonable. * * * * * * Also this is a ridiculous thread for this title with no link to the thread you actually want changed. In the future, please ensure you link to the thread you want to see action on. ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/18 "2022-10-04T20:27:15Z")
Thank you for accomadating my ignorance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WellHelloThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/19 "2022-10-04T20:47:47Z")
Apologies for my defensiveness, I did not know that it was customary for regular posters to post in the thread ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714/20 "2022-10-04T21:01:49Z")
Mods often change titles at the request of the OP, or just because they are vague or confusing. The best way to request a title change is to report the OP and offer a specific suggestion for what you want the name to be. That way, the mods see it, and they have a link to the thread and your suggested name all in the same place. It’s also acceptable to post in the thread itself, and @-tag the relevant mods. Posting in ATMB is also fine, but as What\_Exit said, you should include a link to the relevant thread and the name you want in your post here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714.md?page=2)