# Thread Titles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles/746135>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 14, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles/746135 "2016-02-14T18:04:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles/746135/1 "2016-02-14T18:04:47Z")

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How come one can edit what appears to be the thread title; yet, the thread title in the Forum list (i.e., outer title) did not change. The change appears only within my thread (i.e., inner thread). I thought my “inner title” was populated from the “outer title”. Can you elaborate on this, and…can a typo in the “outer title” be fixed?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-titles/746135/2 "2016-02-14T18:18:35Z")

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Only mods can edit thread titles once they have been posted. If you want your title edited, report the post and request a change.