I really do believe there should be a rule on this. I'm seeing childish and dismissive user headlines on this site more and more frequently.

For any outsiders looking in, it really does give ammunition to those who accuse us of being doom-mongering nutters. HPC.co.uk and FP frequently feature in mainstream media and if we wish to be taken seriously, front page headlines of this manner are a hindrance.

Am I alone in thinking this?

But we are doom-mongering nutters.

Sound more like he caught a finger in the door to me. Nasty....

ah Ahh Ah Mwauu Ahh Hah Hhh Hha Aaahh A Hhh

Isn't that the opening bars of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'?

'ah Ahh Ah Mwauu Ahh Hah Hhh Hha Aaahh A Hhh'

Yes this is no good at all, it doesn't start with an M so it difficult to make this laugh sound in the least bit evil.

kb

Are you not referring to those footnote thingummijigs that some people have? On the whole the headlines of posts are reasonably rational, albeit with a touch of hyperbole to attract readers' interest. I wouldn't be too worried about it, personally. Those who are put off by "irrational exuberance" - and wider experience suggests that it is not very many - can find another forum wherein to educate themselves.

If you have any particular post headlines in mind, perhaps you could reference them.

Edit: typo

The only thread titles that annoy me are the ones RB uses...

"House prices down 95%, latest stats show av house price now £5k"

Then you read the thread and realise he's talking about Kazakhstan.

I, for one, demand more gagging.

And binding.

And spanking.


If you don't like it, why don't you ****** off back to 'Have your (censored) say." ?

I think you're supposed to beg for that. Its the person who administers it that makes the demands

Let's hope that's all he got caught.


All together now:

A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh

I think he's talking about the Front Page, i.e. the one you see if you type housepricecrash.co.uk into your browser.

I must admit, I rarely go there. But I do remember seeing a lot of badly-argued, badly-spelled, badly-punctuated rubbish in the headlines there. I guess that aspect of the site needs a full-time editor, really.

Or a **** with a working knowledge of how to use a spellchecker?

Ah, I don't remember ever having checked out that page. Can't be bothered to do it even now, to be honest. Sometimes the crappiest wrapping paper contains the best gift. And sometimes it's just a couple of mouldy cheese sandwiches. Those who are interested can unwrap and see for themselves and those who are not can go elsewhere. But anyone who relies on an outer-covering to form an opinion is really not woth pandering to, imho.

edited for typo

Yes, I'm referring to the front page.

And I disagree; first impressions are very important.

....only to the gullible....

Which is practically every 'sheeple' we're supposed to be educating.

Personally, I feel no resposibility whatsover for educating any sheep apart from my own little lambs - let sheep be sheep until they make a personal effort to be otherwise. My objection is to people judging by superficial means - whatever the product/person. First impressions count for nothing, and those who are too lazy or cowardly to look further deserve whatever lot or little comes to them. I speak as a mother of a disabled child who is all too familiar with the "first impression" type of dismissal that can be offered. Those who make the effort to take a second look are well rewarded, to the extent that they discover a little blessing all wrapped up in a largely dysfunctional body-wrap.

true.

if you had to educate them not to be sheeple,
that would make them sheeple by following your advice not to be sheeple.

we cant win.
BAN EVERYTHING NOW>

BAN EVERYHING is such a lax concept. I say: BAN THE FUTURE

You see, the future is a real bugger, no-one can quite get a handle on it and regulate it, and Health and Safety have nightmares about how to regulate the future. So I think the best thing we can do is just BAN THE FUTURE. That way, we can all feel very safe and protected and best of all, we could put Health and Safety out of their cushy jobs.