# Suggestion of Junior Moderating vs Request to Members **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 8, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-of-junior-moderating-vs-request-to-members/941672 "2021-05-08T17:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 56
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-of-junior-moderating-vs-request-to-members/941672/56 "2021-05-19T18:30:40Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Sure, it’s valid at the [gq.com](http://gq.com) domain. Not sure if this was a joke on your part, but **Darren\_Garrison** was referring to the General Questions category which is run like a factual Q/A forum. Originally I believe GQ was a source of questions for Cecil to answer in his newspaper column, to complement letters written to the _Chicago Reader_. Unlike StackExchange we don’t put so much emphasis on making the question suitable for searches or being the prime source of knowledge, in my opinion we’re more about answering the specific question or problem and especially teaching people the facts. If Cecil wants to write an article let him worry about SEO. We do have a rule about descriptive thread titles, though. It is rule #1 in GQ: > 1. **Use descriptive thread titles.** Try to give your thread a title that summarizes what you are asking about. This makes it much easier for others to determine whether they have anything to contribute to the thread or want to read its contents. The rationale is as **TriPolar** explained in #43. A more specific title attracts answers from people with that specific expertise. Titles like “[How did my smartphone do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/942416)” or “[Question about HTML/CSS coding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/942379)” are par for the course (you can [search](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23general-questions%20%22help%20me%22%20in%3Atitle) for more examples). Some examples of topics where moderators have stepped in to make the topic title more descriptive (they will put their change in brackets): > [@Another it's 2020 Question \[Why are dentists still using painful novocaine shots!?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/922935/6): > > Moderator Note Thread title edited to more clearly indicate the topic. Please use descriptive thread titles. > [@\[When did people first connect sex and\] reproduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/851435/19): > > Title edited to indicate subject. Please use descriptive thread titles. Colibri General Questions Moderator > [@\[New World Order\] question \[about viable population size\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/517897/8): > > [Moderator note] Exactly what came to mind upon reading your original thread title.wink Please use descriptive thread titles. In particular, do not use acronyms unless they are very widely understood. I had no idea what you were trying to convey until I opened the thread. I have edited the thread title to indicate the subject. Colibri General Questions Moderator > [@Is this request \[about changing currency\] legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/812369/11): > > Thread title edited to indicate subject. Please use descriptive thread titles. Colibri General Questions Moderator ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-of-junior-moderating-vs-request-to-members/941672)._