announcement showcase!

[Aniya_Estlihn]

You people and your click bait titles..

Announcement Showcase is exactly what Square Enix is calling it though...??

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...0e2873ec19fab3

Not really clickbait to be frank.

[Iscah]

Announcement Showcase is exactly what Square Enix is calling it though...??

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...0e2873ec19fab3

Not really clickbait to be frank.

It's not just about the term, it's what you put around it.

Just "Announcement Showcase!" sounds like the thread may contain new announcements.

If you're questioning or speculating it is much better to put a question mark at the end of your title than an exclamation mark.

This is a large-scale peeve of mine. People will post a thread like "Blue mage in deep dungeons!" (or anything else exciting with an exclamation mark) and you think there's been a new announcement that it's coning, but no, the poster is just really eager to tell you about how it should be a thing. Put a question mark and it's clearly speculative.

[Aniya_Estlihn]

you think there's been a new announcement that it's coning, but no, the poster is just really eager to tell you about how it should be a thing. Put a question mark and it's clearly speculative.

I don't because I've been on the internet long enough to be familiar with people failing to understand proper grammatical formatting, punctuation and have accepted it as it is. (and thrown it aside in some cases myself for the sake of brevity) As should anyone whose been around since the early 2000s—you should be used to this.

If you're questioning or speculating it is much better to put a question mark at the end of your title than an exclamation mark.

Yeah... no. Adding a question mark behind "announcement showcase" would make even less sense as it would imply they are confused about it, rather than the speculative excitement they're wanting to show— "Announcement Showcase?" That doesn't imply speculative discussion, and only gives a sense that they are confused about what it is or might be, which defeats the point entirely.

As such, both the thread title and your suggestion are poorly formed titles which do not give any context into what the thread might be about.
Ideally, if people here were to put more thought into their titles, you'd see "Announcement showcase: thoughts and predictions?" rather than these vague questioning or emphatic excuses for subjects...but most people aren't vested enough to care.

[Iscah]

I As such, both the thread title and your suggestion are poorly formed titles which do not give any context into what the thread might be about.
Ideally, if people here were to put more thought into their titles, you'd see "Announcement showcase: thoughts and predictions?" rather than these vague questioning or emphatic excuses for subjects...but most people aren't vested enough to care.

That's even better, yes. Succinct and clear what is actually the topic of discussion.

I nearly went suggesting something like that but didn't want to get too lecturey.