# Why do so many posters have trouble staying on topic?

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**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125 "2026-01-28T17:13:06Z")\
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**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:** [August 17, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125/181 "2026-08-17T03:13:55Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> But if it is pleasant, a bit entertaining why not let it ride?

Have you asked the mods to change the rules so that thread titles contain no subject at all?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125/182 "2026-08-17T04:55:08Z")

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Huh? Why would I do that?

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**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125/183 "2026-08-17T07:14:59Z")

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That would be an interesting sub-forum. I’m legitimately curious how that experiment would go.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125/184 "2026-08-17T08:24:57Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> In my opinion, if lots of people were to make off-topic comments in lots of threads, it would make it very difficult to have any kind of sensible discussions.

Yes, we should strive to be sensible at all times.

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**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:** [August 17, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125/185 "2026-08-17T12:06:43Z")

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The mmp threads and the mini-rant threads have, for practical purposes, no topic in their titles.

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