Yes. You should not consider a node for a new title because you think that the current title sucks. You should consider a node for a new title because you have a great idea for a much better title, and because the current title sucks.

Only consider a node if you both feel strongly that something needs to be done and you have a concrete suggestion for exactly how to fix things. So please don't consider "the small stuff" and don't be eager to "help out" and jump to make a consideration when you don't have a great solution to provide. The person making the consideration needs to be the one doing the hard work of figuring out the best solution.

It'll be nice one day to be able to have multiple considerations per node at once, so someone can suggest a better idea when a mediocre consideration gets made. However, the long-awaited consideration system revamp still hasn't been rolled out so I'm not holding my breath on when such an enhancement could be made available...

- tye        

In reply to Re: Regarding the recent node retitling sentiments (considering) by tye
in thread Regarding the recent node retitling sentiments by Aristotle

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