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Writers: stop being so damned bossy. The imperative title has had its run in the fussy etiquette pieces that so often pass as 'opinion' in newspapers. It wasn'
by crispinb 7y ago
Writers: stop being so damned bossy.
The imperative title has had its run in the fussy etiquette pieces that so often pass as 'opinion' in newspapers. It wasn't any good there, and doesn't merit wider adoption.
- KineticLensman 7y ago> Writers: stop being so damned bossy. Yes. The article itself is very slightly more nuanced than its title, but it still describes a very targeted range of user ('hipster', 'geek'), that doesn't include 'employee' and 'tourist', for example. > The imperative title has had its run in the fussy etiquette pieces I agree that it is important to understand possible users, but the specific imperative of this title is not appropriate given the range of all the different types of possible users that developers may need to support.
- azangru 7y ago> Writers: stop being so damned bossy. My personal pet peeve: titles going "Why you should do X".
- amelius 7y ago> Writers: stop being so damned bossy. This also holds for commenters :)
- apatters 7y agoIt appears the title has been changed. I wasn't going to read the article because of the old title. It was actually a great read!
- Ensorceled 7y agoI'll take "bossy" over "10 Reasons You Should Focus on the High-Expectation Customer, Number 8 will Astound You!!!!" any day of the week.
- pferde 7y agoI like it, it is direct and straight-forward. Try not understanding such titles as commands and get outraged, but instead as advice or suggestions that you are free to take or leave.