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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
This is the second time you've objected to the thread title, Mansun, so perhaps a reply is in order.
Frankly, I find the title very funny, and I'm not even American. That humour arises from the very outrageous juxtaposition between the great villain and the American slang and to me is a reminder not to take the debate too seriously. "Power" seems to be a favourite topic among the guys here and bringing in "your Mama" tweaks that, to my way of thinking. (Of course, I could be wrong and oblo had no intention of providing a laugh at his own topic.)
If you search some of the long ago threads you will find that Downers often came up with outrageous or silly thread titles. Maril of the Long Nick was especially noted for this, as were Underhill and Sharkey, although in a more dry mode, even in the Books forum.
The rancor on the thread I don't find funny, though. Too much of the macho power tripping and not enough of the thread title humour.
We all have different tastes, you see.  |
Bęthberry's comments on the reason for the thread title are excellent - its main purpose is to enable a topic to distinguish itself from others and make it easy for readers to find a specific discussion. It is much better to have an unusual, humorous title than something generic like "I have a question" (which says absolutely nothing helpful) or "What about Tom Bombadil?" (how many TB threads are there?!).
However, the topic is the basis for subsequent posts, not the title. I therefore suggest that discussion here gets back to the topic at hand. Only moderators and administrators can change the title, and I see absolutely no reason to do so.
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