# "Title is invalid; try to be a little more descriptive" - why?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-invalid-try-to-be-a-little-more-descriptive-why/28911>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2015 年5 月 17 日 09:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-invalid-try-to-be-a-little-more-descriptive-why/28911 "2015-05-17T09:54:32Z")\
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作者： ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
发布日期： [2015 年5 月 17 日 15:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-invalid-try-to-be-a-little-more-descriptive-why/28911/2 "2015-05-17T15:34:42Z")

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I have this site setting enabled in my discourse: `allow duplicate topic titles`

If the problem is on a discourse you manage, does enabling that help?

(not belittling any request for clearer error messages)

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