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To: Stoat

Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line. example: The Title (GA)


3 posted on 05/02/2009 1:27:54 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT 2006; now living north of Tampa Bay)
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To: George from New England
Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line. example: The Title (GA)

I usually do, but there wasn't enough title space available.  Considering that the stolen fertilizer could be anywhere in the country by this time, the story affects us all anyway.

9 posted on 05/02/2009 1:31:55 PM PDT by Stoat (Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: George from New England
Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line. example: The Title (GA)

I agree. A pet peeve of mine.

10 posted on 05/02/2009 1:32:00 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: George from New England
Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line..

Because they think locally. :-)

Seriously, I have often read articles here and wondered, "Where in the hell is that?"

11 posted on 05/02/2009 1:32:24 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (I don't trust Obama with my country. Do you?)
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To: George from New England

Agreed!

We have no clue as to context
without the state in the title.


13 posted on 05/02/2009 1:35:16 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
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To: George from New England

What? You haven’t heard of the Tuscumbia metropolis? I thought everybody knew where it is. ;>)


19 posted on 05/02/2009 1:38:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: George from New England

Having to dig through an article to find the geographic location is one of my peeves too.


47 posted on 05/02/2009 1:57:13 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: George from New England

It drives me crazy..thank you for verbalizing for me.


53 posted on 05/02/2009 2:02:40 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: George from New England
Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line. example: The Title (GA)

One of my pet criticisms as well. Where there is a key location that is unmistakable (Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Tucson), no problem; but when it's Oakdale, Decatur, Springfield, or Centerville), it does behoove the poster to do the parenthetical, two-letter state thing.

65 posted on 05/02/2009 2:26:14 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: George from New England

I thought it was Alabama from the TV station’s weather...
My first thought was Missouri??? (I’ve actually been to Tuscumbia, MO)


72 posted on 05/02/2009 2:41:19 PM PDT by RebelTXRose (RESTORE THE REPUBLIC!!)
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To: George from New England

“”Why can’t posters put the state in parenthesis (??) in the title line. example: The Title (GA)””

Yes - why can’t they?????


80 posted on 05/02/2009 3:01:28 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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