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Did I just miss it? Where is the reasoned argument?

Is your argument just "It's my node, I'll name it any dang thing I want to and you can't stop me!" ?

Do you have some reason why that is a good title for that node? I agree with jdporter that the title should at least mention "Haskel" and start with "Re:". The node doesn't embody "HaXml" and so should not be titled simply "HaXml". I think the title should make sense even when viewed out of context of the thread that it is in, which usually means that some fragment of the parent's title should appear in the title.

Node titles are integral to navigation, searching, and other tasks at the site. I'm all for respecting creativity even in titles but not without restrictions (for example, Re^2: Considering nodes for re-titling (haznav)). The node title is not just used as a place for the author to select what title to put on the node. It has too many other uses that are too important to not have some restrictions.

So if you have an argument as to why that node title is appropriate, then please make it. Please also listen to what others are saying about node titles.

If you just want to get into a shoving contest without reasoned argument, then we can certainly go down that road. I'm sure we could modify the site code to enforce that "Re:" must appear on all replies, for example. I don't encourage such changes lightly, but I'd be for this particular one in part just to nix the quibbling over the point.

Q re nodes' subjects also contains some good points.

But I'd really like to hear what you have to say. Why do you think that node title is so good?

- tye

In reply to Re^3: Appealing a consideration? (reason) by tye
in thread Appealing a consideration? by sleepingsquirrel

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