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Thread subtitle

103 votes

Submitted by Cool_Guy, 19th February 2007, 12:11:33 AM

Sort of like a secondary thread title, for adding info about the thread, sort of like the one that IP.B has (used to be a plug-in for this, but for MyBB 1.0-1.1.0X)

More Suitable as Plugin

20 Comments

  1. I always liked the "Thread Description" plugin in MyBB 1.0. Most people say that all the thread info should be in the thread title, but once you actually start using it, you realise that you can name your thread something short and snappy, and add a description to what the content is about. The name of the thread attracts the person, and long winded descriptive names are not good at this.

    DrPoodle, 19th February 2007, 12:15:53 AM

  2. I believe this should be kept as a addon or modification, not a feature included with MyBB.

    Kodaks, 19th February 2007, 12:45:38 AM

  3. I agree with Kodaks. This should be a modification, not a standard feature.

    FirefoxWiz, 19th February 2007, 1:00:07 AM

  4. Why not include it as a feature, but allow it to be turned off/on via the Admin CP? It could be turned off by default.

    Tyro!, 19th February 2007, 1:58:41 AM

  5. I agree with the above people who said this should be kept as a modification/plugin. I find absolutely no use of having 2 fields describing the thread when the thread subject can be used to thoroughly describe most threads.

    DennisTT, 19th February 2007, 2:48:17 AM

  6. yes this should be a plugin

    crsoft, 19th February 2007, 8:15:49 AM

  7. If it's already a plugin there is no need for it to be a standard feature. Anything that adds to the database and yet isn't required shouldn't be added arbitrarily.

    labrocca, 19th February 2007, 8:49:18 AM

  8. It's not already a plugin. It *was* a plugin for 1.1.x but was never updated to work with 1.2

    Edit: Well, I take that back.. apparently it's just recently been updated. Forget I said anything :)

    Galen, 20th February 2007, 5:22:55 PM

  9. Its a good idea,most times it looks sloppy - cramming it all into one line.
    Nothing bad won't happen if you don't fill it in,it just won't show up

    Bless, 20th February 2007, 6:19:34 PM

  10. Unless you have a 10 character limit on the subject, you don't need a thread description. I've been on forums that have thread descriptions, and I've never had to use it, and many other threads just had either a reiteration of the subject in the description, or just other useless text.

    DennisTT, 21st February 2007, 12:06:38 AM

  11. I agree with the majority here. This should remain a mod / plugin and shouldn't be a default feature with MyBB.

    Dr Small, 21st February 2007, 1:37:37 AM

  12. who need a subtitle: it has no real affect on the reader, if the title is catchy enough, people will read it. The only reason why the other forums have subtitles is to increase relevancy for the search engine.

    forevagrey, 9th March 2007, 8:22:26 PM

  13. *tries to convince people to remove their vote from this idea*

    DennisTT, 11th March 2007, 11:01:09 PM

  14. This idea would be good

    shadow82x, 12th March 2007, 11:13:47 PM

  15. No it's not! People can't even use the Thread Subject correctly, how can a thread description help?

    DennisTT, 15th March 2007, 7:25:43 AM

  16. Comes in handy sometimes...

    [b]Topic Title:[/b] MyBB 1.5.2 Released
    [b]Description:[/b] Maintenance & Security Update Release

    or

    [b]Topic Title:[/b] DennisTT's opinion on topic description
    [b]Description:[/b] Dosen't Like This idea

    B-P, 17th March 2007, 6:43:13 PM

  17. Similarly, there are likely to be misuses of a feature like this. For example...

    Thread Title: Help!
    Description: Help me!

    To be honest I'm undecided about a feature like this, although I do see both sides of the argument. When used properly it can be very handy, but as has already been pointed out, it's very easy to use incorrectly adding no benefit at all. It's too much down to the individual users of a forum I feel.

    Musicalmidget, 13th April 2007, 9:28:03 PM

  18. well if you do put this in you could make it so it can be disabled in the Admin CP maybe?

    crsoft, 23rd April 2007, 1:04:38 AM

  19. Or other example, for Musicalmidget case.

    Thread Title: Help!
    Description: My MyBB Forum hacked over and over!!!

    Oded Dwek, 3rd June 2007, 12:39:12 PM

  20. Oded Dwek said:
    >Or other example, for Musicalmidget case.
    >
    >Thread Title: Help!
    >Description: My MyBB Forum hacked over and over!!!

    The description can be the title. Help! doesn't do anything. Make this a plugin/mod

    DennisTT, 22nd June 2007, 11:24:20 PM

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