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usonian

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2. Videos use SCREAMING ALL CAPS in their titles.

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:38 PM

Jul 2025

It's easy enough to type in a title rather than copy and paste.

Even I'm not that lazy.

In fact laziness is the mother of invention. Take it from a lifelong tech nut.

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I propose we ban the word "bombshell" from DU titles....Not gonna lose sleep over it, but... [View all] Amaryllis Jul 2025 OP

What...? No more Meidas Touch clickbait? calguy Jul 2025 #1

Occupy Democrats is the one that overuses the word Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 #3

Videos use SCREAMING ALL CAPS in their titles. usonian Jul 2025 #2

Agreed! Thank you! Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #4

That and "eviscerate" Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #5

The deluge of catnip is awfully annoying. WarGamer Jul 2025 #6

Also, I'm as clicking as anybody but am tired of falling for all the "breaking news" YouTube pods that UTUSN Jul 2025 #7

It's our version of Fox News Kaleva Jul 2025 #13

See also: "meltdown" TheProle Jul 2025 #8

Two of my favorites Just_Vote_Dem Jul 2025 #9

I'd like all cap titles, silly hyperbole and the like banned NewHendoLib Jul 2025 #10

BREAKING news! Disaffected Jul 2025 #11

Competitive attention seeking. Duncan Grant Jul 2025 #12

and ban Raw Story who just repurposes an actual news outlet's story, but adds 1000% more hyperbole themaguffin Jul 2025 #14

"Checkmate"... again. JoseBalow Jul 2025 #15

CALL UOUR CONGRESSCRITTER RIGHT FUCKINF NOW!!!! madinmaryland Jul 2025 #16

FATAL MISTAKE! Skittles Jul 2025 #17

I just look at the poster and usually ignore FHRRK Jul 2025 #18