Summarizing (with comment) suggestions so far in this topic:
1. Subject lines need not be long in order to be descriptive.
2. Vague subject lines mean that a thread will likely be left out of the results if somebody searches for information already posted before asking their question.
3. It's best to check for existing information before asking a question. however, we must be fair to those who've asked again about somethng already discussed several times. a search doesn't always help because .... drumroll .... related topics with vague subjects lines won't show up in the results.
4. Somebody suggested a drop-down list to assist with titles. My guess is that it wouldn't solve the problem. In order to be useful, the list would have to be at least a mile long. A significant number of users would either not notice it, skip it, or use it inaccurately. However, i'll add it to my list of things to discuss with the techies at some time in the future.
i also cannot resist pointing out a hilarious irony. the subject of subject lines and questions being asked repeatedly has been brought up many, many times already. in fact, it's been coming up since the board was born. search, anyone? :lol: :lol: :lol: