Nodbot t1_j8xhvjb wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Reply to comment by UnspentTx in Why Stephen King wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman? by Beneficial_Daikon886

The title of the post is the title of the article

UnspentTx t1_j8xjt0s wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Sure, which makes far more sense when you're reading articles on a website called 'Bit of Trivia' ... But on a social media platform, where discussion happens between people, a post where the title is a question heavily implies that the OP is actually asking said question, and wants / is expecting people to answer ... Which, we can argue that that's just my opinion/interpretation of what's happening, but I'd say the shear number of comments giving answers -- and the fact that not a single comment is discussing the article OP linked to -- means I'm not in the minority here...

IDK, I know my account is new, but I've been browsing reddit for years now, and I still get tripped-up on these kinds of posts... I click through to see people's answers only to realize the OP wasn't really asking, they were telling...

jojomott t1_j8y7afx wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Do worry son, you are correct. It is just that a large part of humanity doesn’t care for the nuance of language and how to use it effectively especially on line. Few think about the consequences of wording in their inconsequential posts. All OP had to say was: This article answers the question: why did...

But I’d have shit myself if they then started their post by say: As the title say... because yeah, I know what the title says. Get to you point.

Anyway, there is a lot of shut unthinking people do that will bother the thoughtful. I do t know where you are in age, but as an old man you realize your only option is to enduring and suffer ignorance.