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I quite dislike this style of writing titles. "Stop something". I seems very popular. It sounds very commanding and "I am definitely right about this". Why not

I quite dislike this style of writing titles. "Stop something". I seems very popular. It sounds very commanding and "I am definitely right about this". Why not write "In favour of something" or "A case against something" or something like that?

voakbasda 3mo ago
Why not be direct and advocate clearly for the position that you prefer? You don’t have agree with their position, but asking them to water down their words is weak sauce.
- chrystalkey 3mo ago
  Oh please. Public discussion is always a balance, and to answer your question: if the content is nuanced, the title should be too. If they mismatch some of your audience is unnecessarily put off. Ill add: I am personally put off in the same way your parent comment is, because hard stances are usually wrong, and I like a bit of nuance in my life.
some_furry 3mo ago
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stop-doing-math https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stop-doing-math There is a meme that inspires some of this genre of title, fwiw
lardissone 3mo ago
I came to say something similar. I don't like conventional commits much neither, but let the people use whatever they want!
zug_zug 3mo ago
Not as bad as "considered harmful" imo but still mildly toxic. I think the point is taking one rando's personal preferences (I'd prefer we swap the order of A and B) and trying to make it sound like something more than it is.
- pseudalopex 3mo ago
  > Not as bad as "considered harmful" imo but still mildly toxic. I think the point is taking one rando's personal preferences (I'd prefer we swap the order of A and B) and trying to make it sound like something more than it is. Mildly toxic was the same but worse in my opinion.
matheusmoreira 3mo ago
Because you don't get attention if you don't write deliberately inflammatory content.
djeastm 3mo ago
Our interest in a statement is piqued more when it challenges our worldview. It's impolite to a lot of people, but the attention economy rewards it. Edit: Looks like they changed the title to be less provocative. Good for them

voakbasda 3mo ago

Why not be direct and advocate clearly for the position that you prefer? You don’t have agree with their position, but asking them to water down their words is weak sauce.

chrystalkey 3mo ago
Oh please. Public discussion is always a balance, and to answer your question: if the content is nuanced, the title should be too. If they mismatch some of your audience is unnecessarily put off. Ill add: I am personally put off in the same way your parent comment is, because hard stances are usually wrong, and I like a bit of nuance in my life.

some_furry 3mo ago

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stop-doing-math https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stop-doing-math There is a meme that inspires some of this genre of title, fwiw

lardissone 3mo ago

I came to say something similar. I don't like conventional commits much neither, but let the people use whatever they want!

zug_zug 3mo ago

Not as bad as "considered harmful" imo but still mildly toxic. I think the point is taking one rando's personal preferences (I'd prefer we swap the order of A and B) and trying to make it sound like something more than it is.

pseudalopex 3mo ago
> Not as bad as "considered harmful" imo but still mildly toxic. I think the point is taking one rando's personal preferences (I'd prefer we swap the order of A and B) and trying to make it sound like something more than it is. Mildly toxic was the same but worse in my opinion.

matheusmoreira 3mo ago

Because you don't get attention if you don't write deliberately inflammatory content.

djeastm 3mo ago

Our interest in a statement is piqued more when it challenges our worldview. It's impolite to a lot of people, but the attention economy rewards it. Edit: Looks like they changed the title to be less provocative. Good for them