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Old Sep 03, 2011, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by pegasus View Post
Not sure this is the right forum for your observations but I have to say that some people are in the depths of despair and the fact they are reaching out at all is the best thing ever. Someone who is seriously depressed isn't going to sit there thinking how catchy the title needs to be. This ain't the tabloid newspapers, it's a support forum for people in need of help.
You're of course quite right, Pegasus. I was by no means indicating, and should have made it more clear, that I wasn't referring to people in desperate straits who, of course, can't be expected to think about creative phrasing for their thread titles. But the majority of threads aren't posted by desperate PC members. They're posted by PC members who are wondering about things or want to share thoughts or feelings with other members.

And for those people I think my observations have relevance. I've seen way too many people here on PC feel terribly rejected because only very few posted on their threads. And I thought that what I have said did indeed need to be said, for their benefit. Are there all that many threads here on PC that get neglected? Not in my personal experience. But I do read the constant complaints of others who do feel that way. And who might be helped by my suggestions.

No. This isn't a tabloid newspaper. But if members want attention, they might well do better to exert greater effort in labelling their calls to others.

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