Posting questions: How to pick a good title

Good headlines make good topics

When posting a new question, take a few moments to consider a good title for your thread. Not only does it make it easier for other users to find answers to similar questions, it helps us keep track of what topic contains what information.

For example, let's say you're asking a question about whether the iPod nano is better than the Creative Zen.

Good headlines would be:

'iPod nano and Creative Zen: Which is better?'

'Which is better: iPod nano or Creative Zen?'

Or even: 'Creative Zen or iPod nano?'

By writing a headline such as those above, you're summarising the content of your question in a single line. This is useful particularly when users are searching for answers to their own questions.

Headlines to avoid could include the following:

'HELP!!!111 Need to know what to buy!!'

'Which do I get?'

'iPod nano'

See the differences between good headlines and bad headlines?

Have we changed your headline?

Sometimes we'll edit your headlines to reflect the content of your question better. We never change your actual post, but simply the headline to make it more useful to other users. Don't worry if this happens, it's purely to keep things searchable for everyone else!

Happy posting!