No thread title?

[MarineCorps]

I saw this in OT a couple of minutes ago:

So far as I was aware you had to have a title for a thread. What happened? How did he do that?

 

[superslug]

There's nothing in the first post of that thread either...

EDIT: He used open and close character tags with only space between them:

 

[superslug]

 

[Goober]

I don't think you need a title for a new thread, I am pretty sure you can just leave it blank, and submit the thread. Now, if you post, and leave it blank, that is SPAM!!!

 

[Knight-Dragon]

In an effort towards forum efficiency, pls give titles to your threads so that posters can know what it's about, roughly, at a glance.

Anyone wanting to play games with this, will...

 

[Octavian X]

You guys are no fun.

It's like a suprise grab-bag! You simply don't know what you're going to get! That's where all the fun is - is the thread on politices, a new newsstory, a question on the mystery of life? Who knows! It's exciting, if you ask me.

 

[Gogf]

No, it does need a title. Also, I saw a little box.

 

[Gogf]

Screenshot:

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

What title appears would depend on what fonts are loaded.
It is a violation of forum rules.
"Use descriptive subject lines & research your post.
This reduces the chances of double-posting and it also makes it easier for people to see what they do/don't want to read."

 

[Ankka]

INteresting. But Spam.

 

[spincrus]

It's done using the space character that appears with ALT+some number combination. Don't remember what. It's the typical problem (and spam, definitely) in many forums.