I used to like buying pinball machines until…

[thejefu]

…it sometimes meant dealing with the general public.

I swear somethings in the water that makes the people of this country suitable for an extinction level event.

 

[steve brum]

I heard this so much from operators

This is why so many sold them / dump them on me . No comebacks

 

[Wayne J]

I used to like this forum until....












.... people had thread titles akin to clickbait.

 

[thejefu]

I used to like this forum until....












.... people had thread titles akin to clickbait.

Click bait has a negative association because people are misleading you to extort you for money through your engagement.

I’m using a classic <fill in the blank> to generate conversation out of a sense of camaraderie and community, I’m not extorting you - Im not even sure it’s the same thing, what were you expecting to read? Financial advice?

But thank you for lending weight to my point.

 

[Wayne J]

Clickbait is more widely recognised as a title designed to get you to open an article based on curiosity of what's inside - nothing to do with extortion.

noun

1. (on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page:
2. A "teaser" aims to exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough information to make readers of news websites curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content.
   
   
   As for "lending weight to your point", you proved that yourself with your initial post.
   
   
   

 

[thejefu]

Clickbait is more widely recognised as a title designed to get you to open an article based on curiosity of what's inside - nothing to do with extortion.

noun

1. (on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page:
2. A "teaser" aims to exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough information to make readers of news websites curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content.
   
   
   As for "lending weight to your point", you proved that yourself with your initial post.
   
   

You’re right. It’s clickbait. I exploited your curiosity gap. Thanks for stopping by.

 

[mufcmufc]

People got so f*c&ing wound up about everything - Even words on the internet

 

[Judderman]

I used to like this forum until....












.... people had thread titles akin to clickbait.

See my list of favourite diuretics - number 6 will make you **** yourself!