# WANT: Shining Clock

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-shining-clock/532155>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 11, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-shining-clock/532155 "2010-03-11T20:48:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-shining-clock/532155/14 "2010-03-11T23:04:15Z")

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> [@lissener](#):
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> No, I probably won’t. The purpose of the title was to impart a bit of a surprise package feeling to the thread. If you can fit the entire OP into the title, what’s the friggin point?

The point is, as **SpoilerVirgin** just pointed out, that it’s one of the rules of MPSIMS. Also, lest you try it elsewhere, it’s also in the “Guidelines and Etiquette on the SDMB” FAQ:

> [@FAQ - Guidelines and Etiquette on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-and-etiquette-on-the-sdmb/369402/3):
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> There are lots of threads, and most people don’t have the time or inclination to read through every one to discover which ones they’re most interested in. Please, when you start a thread, be sure the title you create is reasonably descriptive of the topic.

It’s a matter of courtesy to your fellow Dopers.

And if you have a complaint about my moderation, take it to ATMB for discussion. Don’t do it here.

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