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theklub · 2015-11-01 13:55:05+00:00

What should the headline be?

jessaustin | karma 25176 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2020-03-20 12:23:49

What headline would you suggest?

kwertyoowiyop | karma 2878 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2022-07-27 06:38:39

Should use the article’s headline.

ceejayoz | karma 74610 | avg karma 3.33 · | 2021-06-09 13:30:30+00:00

What's your proposed headline?

esperent | karma 5240 | avg karma 3.42 · | 2023-09-07 03:04:44

Can you give an example of what you think a better headline would be in this case?

jeremydavid | karma 222 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2017-02-10 21:57:02

That should be your headline :)

colpabar | karma 4334 | avg karma 3.82 · | 2021-04-01 18:29:32

I disagree. In my opinion, an ideal headline should be a condensation of the content into a few catchy words. If engagement is all that matters, is "READ THIS ARTICLE OR YOU WILL DIE!!!" a good headline?

taco_emoji | karma 996 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2016-07-15 21:21:20+00:00

How would you reword the headline?

sctb | karma 8073 | avg karma 1.38 · | 2018-01-05 20:33:38+00:00

Whatever the headline is needs to come from the article, and we're more than happy to update it again if someone can suggest a better one.

brianwawok | karma 11149 | avg karma 2.13 · | 2016-05-30 15:26:13+00:00

You have to at least propose a proper headline...

m1117 | karma 133 | avg karma 0.44 · | 2020-07-20 18:45:22+00:00

Yes, I think the headline must reflect the content of the article, otherwise it confuses me and make me write false comments and wastes my time.

mythrwy | karma 1327 | avg karma 0.62 · | 2017-09-07 19:42:44+00:00

Now there's a headline idea!

xenonite | karma 1288 | avg karma 2.1 · | 2018-07-12 10:11:50+00:00

I had the same thought. It would be good to adjust the headline accordingly.

insomagent | karma 182 | avg karma 3.37 · | 2023-06-20 03:16:33

Sometimes a headline is all you need. Often times people won't read past the headline.

bilsbie | karma 6199 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2022-09-23 07:57:06

Can we get a better headline?

carbocation | karma 14185 | avg karma 4.28 · | 2023-10-05 11:50:28

Looking at (1) the document contents, (2) its title page, and (3) the HN headline, the HN headline seems reasonable. How would you formulate it?

reedf1 | karma 1751 | avg karma 4.84 · | 2021-06-18 19:44:06+00:00

The headline!

andromedaworld | karma 18 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2018-07-28 07:36:25+00:00

> it’s headline

its headline

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Ajedi32 | karma 11678 | avg karma 4.23 · | 2018-01-25 17:05:08+00:00

Just because the title is technically accurate, doesn't mean it's useful. An ideal headline should accurately and succinctly communicate the contents of the page it links to.

kiddico | karma 683 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2019-06-14 21:01:26+00:00

Would it be reasonable to put that entire paragraph in the headline instead?