Misleading topics: naming topics as spoilers

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Posted: 13 years ago
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Guys lately there are many members who use misleading topics to gain attention.. Making a post under the name "spoiler", and then coming up with something like "I'm sorry for the misleading title but i wanted to get attention" crap.

Even when it comes to a minor discussion there are topics named as 'Important News' which holds content which is of least importance to anyone out here.
Recently articles are posted and named as 'spoilers' as well. It gets a big response too.. where a part of the crowd says TFS, some come up with 'already posted' some get annoyed while others start yelling..

There are posts where some name it as 'spoiler' but it turns out to be a humor post. Though many take it in good humor, and even though i'm for such funny posts, there are people who borrow the ideas and soon the forum gets cluttered with topics that say "spoilers" which has content which is least bit funny.

Guys if every trivial topic is posted under the name 'spoiler' or 'important news' the people who actually have some thing of major importance to post, their matter will gradually not have any meaning and will be dismissed as a normal post.
Secondly it is deceiving in a way because we get our hopes up reading such titles and then they are dashed.

My request to everyone out here is please do not post misleading titles to get attention.. if your post is good, it will surely get attention without the title...
Readers do place requests on your comment of such topic asking the topic maker to change the title. Do not ignore and depend on others to do it because here when one member does something, ten others follow suit...


EDIT

Originally posted by: princessunara

seriously!! yaar this needs to stop!!
i mean sometimes while i am really busy with work or something i browse through my phone just to see if anything is imp..n here is the big important topic! and i use my patience and open it to find a big fat nothing!!
thanks 4 opening this topic!!




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Posted: 13 years ago
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Lyraa99, I am in complete agreement with you, its so disgusting to see people trying such tricks.
I think the mods need to be very stricts in such matters.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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i agree with you , i am really getting tired of it
, after every 5 mins a spoiler
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Posted: 13 years ago
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i agree with you !!
These days people are baree annoying making faulse spoilers and stuff getting people hyped and happy 4 no reason so my advice 2 everyone is don't believe it until you see it !! ... xxx
Thnxx 4 the helpful topic and pm =) ... xxx
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Posted: 13 years ago
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i 100% agree with you! its also frustrating and one day we will stop opening the threads of spoilers and important news thinking it holds no importance even if it does! its really annoying!!
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Posted: 13 years ago
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I agree totally. I just opened two topics of this kind and wished for a minute alone with the two gals who had posted them!😡

And I am normally against violence..ha.ha...😆

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Posted: 13 years ago
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agreed some of them have noting to do but grab attention some time we read all the crap that goes out there and the really news i swept under it bloody annoying
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Agreed! This is exactly what I meant when we were talking in the afternoon! There are a bunch of people who are creating misleading topics - and some even combine the reliable spoilers and make new threads under the same coveted title - 'spoiler'!

I hope people understand how much sensitive the members are to this word. I'm sure some of us visit forums to know the future scenes through these spoilers.. It's not right for them - or for that matter anybody. Moreover its kind of disrespectful for those who give us genuine spoilers, probably with the consent of the PH...

Great post - fingers crossed such misleading posts are reduced after such a direct post! Thanks for bringing up this topic...
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Totally get what you are saying.. I have seen post titled "New Pics" but inside they are really asking if there are any new pics😲. Also Titled "Promo" but saying we need a promo. people should not mislead us. it is really annoying



P.S. totally my opinion. not bashing anyone (Huh...Nowadays have to add this is any post, just to be safe 😉)
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Posted: 13 years ago
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agree,thank you for bringing this up👍🏼 its getting very annoying... when such topics do appear, MODS need to close them down ASAP!!

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