Naming your thread so we know what it's about

[Scrumpy]

That's it really.
Sorry to sound grumpy but there are so many threads entitled "help!" or "fish" or "tank" or "problems!" or "algae" or "plants". It's impossible to know what the thread's going to be about and it would be much more helpful for people searching through to give help, or looking for help if thread titles were less vague.
There are even threads with titles along the lines "oooh...strange!" or "what do you think?"
Instead of "help!" how about "fin rot and pop eye in betta" or "white cloudy water, fish gasping" or something.
Instead of "plants" how about "plants for low light no CO2?" or "anubias with bba on leaves".
I've started skimming over the vague threads and I bet other people do too.....and we wouldn't get so many questions repeated if people could find the advice they needed more easily.
There. Moan moan moan

 

[FroggyFox]

I'd have to agree scrumpy Sometimes the subject of the threads can be pretty vague...I know I've seen a lot lately that just say "fish" but I think for the most part the ones doing it are newbies and really don't know what else to say because they have a hundred questions smashed into one post

 

[Gomer]

That was one thing I really liked about another forum I go two (un fish related). You just move your mouse over the subject (You do not have to click meaning a new page does not haev to load) and a small window (not a new browser window) pops up showing you maybe the first 100 words of text. This gives you an easy way to browse the post without having to visit it.

Another one I like is at some of the aquabotanic forums. You have a topic space ( where you may write: Algae problem!) and then another discription space (where you may write: Strange black fuzzy stuff on anubias). These both are shown in particular forums so you know more of what to expect (and see if you even want toread/post in it) without having to visit the thread.

ya...vague subjects suck