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The Way Forward

dgauss

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4. That's my point. These titles come off like

Reply to NewHendoLib (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 09:56 PM

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a pitch on some cable TV jewelry sales scam. Those titles are undermining their credibility.

A lot of the videos don't have much more to say than a good post on DU that could be read in 20 seconds, but at least it's some additional effort to reach people. Cut the hyperbole and make it a small positive instead of a negative.

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Can we cut the hyperbole in video titles? [View all] dgauss Wednesday OP

I personally will never watch a video or watch a post if the OP title has ridiculous capitalized hyperbole NewHendoLib Wednesday #1

Same here. I read very quickly. Videos are a waste of my time. FSogol Wednesday #2

That's my point. These titles come off like dgauss Wednesday #4

Hallelujah, I found my people. AkFemDem Wednesday #3

If there is a hint of hyperbolic poppycock titles, not only will I not click I will trash it, I almost wish there were msfiddlestix Wednesday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author dgauss Wednesday #6

yep, YT clickbait is always annoying but I generally never watch yt vids unless its a live stream of interest. nt yaesu Wednesday #7

They are awful Cirsium Wednesday #8

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