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usonian

(22,647 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:26 PM Wednesday

Please, when you post. Be clear in titles and no dreaded clickbait, here or outside.

WOW!
Guess what I just read?
This changes everything.
I read it on NEJMDY!
Found on {Bluesky, Twitter, Mastodon, MySpace ... }
Article from Borowitz or The Onion without either mentioned in the title.
A title consisting of one character, so you can't click on it.
A linked video with no explanation (1)
"It's all over, we're cooked". (how?)
"It's all over, they're cooked" (how?)

You get the idea.

And thanks to all who make titles clear and to the point.
+1000 points to original opinions.


(1) I show how to get transcripts a lot easier than going to YouTube
Someone wrote the summary for you. Just copy a paragraph or two.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20802758

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Please, when you post. Be clear in titles and no dreaded clickbait, here or outside. (Original Post) usonian Wednesday OP
Lol, good luck with that. gab13by13 Wednesday #1
I agree with this post Mysterian Wednesday #2
Post videos to the Video Forum maxsolomon Wednesday #3
Agree. The only videos I open are the ones posted by Catbyte. Polly Hennessey Wednesday #7
I say this same thing to y self every day... FarPoint Wednesday #4
I was here pondering... Hugin Wednesday #5
Also, if you post a video about "Person X Destroys Person Y," it better damn well be a destruction Redleg Wednesday #6
Call your Congresscritter RIGHT FUCKING NOW!! madinmaryland Wednesday #8

maxsolomon

(37,902 posts)
3. Post videos to the Video Forum
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:36 PM
Wednesday

I will trash any video without an explanation of what the content is.

FarPoint

(14,383 posts)
4. I say this same thing to y self every day...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:36 PM
Wednesday

I do believe DU can up their posting game...for me, I don't waste time on a clickbait feel of a post thread...

Hugin

(37,170 posts)
5. I was here pondering...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:41 PM
Wednesday

If anyone out there has a “Dog catches car” spot on their Demise of the American Dream BINGO card.

Oh, yeah. I agree. Being literate on an OP (Spelled out: Original Post) is especially helpful.

Redleg

(6,766 posts)
6. Also, if you post a video about "Person X Destroys Person Y," it better damn well be a destruction
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:43 PM
Wednesday

and not same lame mild retort that you have to wade through 30 minutes of video to find.

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