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| − | Ideally, you want to attract as many qualified people as possible to your post. The right title will encourage forum readers to click through and read your post. Also, a well-titled post will come up in Google and other search engines for relevant searches. You may find someone responding to your post by saying: "I found this discussion in Google...".
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| − | Let's say you were an expert on Buick Nailhead engines, and you were browsing a forum, looking at the titles of threads. Do you think you would read a thread titled: "Engine question", or this one, titled: [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/best-manual-transmission-put-behind-1960-buick-401-nailhead-169000.html Best manual transmission to put behind a 1960 Buick 401 Nailhead]?
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| | =Examples of good post titles= | | =Examples of good post titles= |
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| | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/3-manual-speed-gearbox-flathead-bellhousing-can-i-adapt-134897.html 3 manual speed gearbox on a flathead: which bellhousing can I adapt?] | | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/3-manual-speed-gearbox-flathead-bellhousing-can-i-adapt-134897.html 3 manual speed gearbox on a flathead: which bellhousing can I adapt?] |
| | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/low-buck-solution-early-hemi-front-covers-150572.html Low buck solution to early Hemi front covers] | | *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/low-buck-solution-early-hemi-front-covers-150572.html Low buck solution to early Hemi front covers] |
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| − | *'''"Question"''' ''(most threads are questions)''
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| − | *'''"Engine question"''' ''(slightly better, but we probably already know it's an engine question if it's in the correct forum)''
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| − | *'''"Flathead"''' ''(slightly better than above, but it doesn't give details on the specific details: question, issue, problem, etc.)''
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| − | *'''"Overheating"''' ''(describes the problem, but not the application, or when/why overheating is occurring)''
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