Editing title of a thread?

Can someone tell me how to edit the title of a thread?

 

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Usually, you cannot edit the title of a thread the way you can edit a post.

You should be able to edit the title of a thread within the first 3 or 5 minutes from posting the thread, if there are no replies in the meantime yet.

 

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No I tried to edit it immediately, there was no way I could.

 

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Strange. I know it worked for me.

 

It also works for me.

 

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No really, I couldn't find the buttons that could lead me to the title.....where should I look for them?

 

Oh. Okay. So you post the thread -- the first post, and then click "edit" in that post. And then, you can edit the body of the text, and if you scroll up a bit on the edit page, you also see the title within a box where you can edit.

(There is a box for the title, then there is a box for giving your reason for editing, and a box for giving your reason for deletion -- just so you know which part of the page I'm talking about. There are no special buttons for editing the title.)

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which means I can also delete the title before anyone posts to it?

I wish they had the facility to change the title even after a few hours or days.

 

I'm not sure about complete deletion though.

Besides, it's better to think first, and then post.

 

I thought I'd ask this here itself, even though it doesn't belong in the thread.

I'm a bit embarrassed to ask this after having read and used the word myself several times, but can someone tell me, what exactly is 'trolling'?

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Have a taste: http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=49812

 

Hi Buddha,
Trolling is a fishing term. It means dropping a baited line in the water and dragging it behind a boat, waiting for a fish to bite.

On Internet newgroups and discussion boards, it originally meant making a post for the specific purpose of getting a "bite" (inciting an argument or discussion). This wasn't always a bad thing! Trolling in this way is considered legitimate practice on alt.folklore.urban (the home of trolling at its finest and purest), for instance:

What trolling is supposed to be about is exposing as idiots those self-opinionated people who love to correct every minor mistake that anyone posts.​

(tafkac.org)

More commonly, however, only obnoxious inflammatory posts are considered trolling. One who trolls is considered to be a troll, a subhuman creature of Scandinavian folklore.

Further reading:
Wikipedia (See also references at the end of the article)

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Thank you Pete and Water. That's been very very helpful.

 

http://sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=51990