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Allow me to be a little grumpy: I hate tabloidy headlines with question marks. As in "Queen Elizabeth: Is She a Transvestite?", "The Moon: Is It Made of Cheese
by danh 15y ago
Allow me to be a little grumpy:
I hate tabloidy headlines with question marks. As in "Queen Elizabeth: Is She a Transvestite?", "The Moon: Is It Made of Cheese?" or "Linkbait: Will It Ever End?".
- DrCatbox 15y agoPerfect example of linkbait, six months old article.
- peter_l_downs 15y agoI forget where I first heard this (the idea isn't mine) but I believe that in almost every case, the answer is "No." Then, the article usually goes on to explain why not.
- dmotz 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines
- peter_l_downs 15y agoWell sourced. Thank you.