I agree the topics need to be clear so people that are interested can immediately go to that topic. Vague topics are not in the best interest of the board because it is impossible to find them in the search feature. It only takes a few minutes to word them properly and it benefits everyone on this board and I feel is the courteous thing to do. Unfortunately this problem seems to never end and I wonder why the poster doesn't want to let the rest of us know what they are talking about. It can be frustrating for everyone and is such a simple matter to do.
Another thought is that people for whatever reason don't read an entire thread and keep on responding to a situation that the original poster has made. But they miss the resolution of the poster's problem also. I understand most of us don't have the time to go through numerous pages but if it was important enough to respond initially one would think they would want to continue reading to find out an outcome before they continued on with negative company bashing comments. Just my VHO.
As JanRN wrote:
This would also help with the Search function. A vague title won't show up when looking for something specific in Search. CMW's example of "Please Help" is good: this title will fall by the wayside. But "Please Help with Paper Piecing" would come up in search for paper piecing. The Search feature is great--but only as good as the titles we put in.