Originally Posted by
zorn
Look around FT a little.
Notice how there are virtually no threads that are directed at another FT username?
There are a few - mostly congratulatory threads such as in CommunityBuzz! and perhaps the odd thread asking a legitimate question of an official industry insider.
But you will not find any threads calling out other members in the title in any kind of a negative way.
Why? Because it is exceptionally rude to do so. Is there a written rule about it? No, because it shouldn't be necessary to tell grown adults what is rude and what isn't.
Want to start a pet peeve thread? Go ahead. Leave other individual members out of it.
I've edited this post (without altering these quoted words), but also wanted to follow up to emphasize my regret at over having posted it in the first place.
There was no need for it to have been so harsh.
I should simply have said "I don't think it's a good idea to call out other members in thread titles due to the misunderstanding that might happen."