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capableweb · 2021-03-10 22:09:09+00:00

It's a editorialized headline that only appears on HN. The submission itself (it's content) doesn't actually say anything like the title is (was? Seems title changed)

seba_dos1 | karma 7517 | avg karma 2.24 · | 2022-10-02 09:49:41

Seems like that was just a silly headline that shouldn't have been put into submission title on HN (the page doesn't put it into its title tag at all).

piyush_soni | karma 2259 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2016-11-11 11:45:19+00:00

Why was the original HN title (which was also the heading for the article) changed? This (new) one doesn't convey the sentiments of the article.

chc | karma 20862 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2011-02-28 05:05:01+00:00

It's the title of the original post, not editorializing for HN.

detaro | karma 40664 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2019-08-17 13:23:18+00:00

Am I missing something? The only thing pointing in that direction I see is the submission title here on HN, which is in no way reflected in the article?

terryschiavo22 | karma 52 | avg karma 0.83 · | 2019-04-24 17:22:54

I meant the HN headline. Looks like it got changed.

seanmcdirmid | karma 34701 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2018-07-22 20:35:29+00:00

It is the actual title of the article, but it isn’t clear what the article is about without the byline that HN doesn’t support.

MalphasWats | karma 66 | avg karma 2.28 · | 2012-12-06 11:16:27

It's the headline of the actual article. I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to the editor explaining the HN submission guidelines.

Probably best send it in triplicate, just to be sure.

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steveklabnik | karma 91260 | avg karma 5.08 · | 2014-01-13 21:21:58+00:00

HN often changes titles when the moderators feel that it's inaccurate or flamebait-y.

In this case, I think it's the entire reason to read the article.

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nilved | karma 2464 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2013-08-19 23:41:36+00:00

What's up with HN and these shitty titles lately? This says literally nothing. It isn't rhetorical or helpful at all. Tell me about the article.

Sam_Odio | karma 4497 | avg karma 6.09 · | 2012-07-06 15:56:37

HN headlines are often changed by moderators to match the article's title. That might have happened here.

js8 | karma 7245 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2021-08-26 02:39:36

Yeah, the title seems to be against HN editorial policy.

vandahm | karma 185 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2023-03-19 17:33:45

I've never submitted anything to HN, but I think they want you to use the original title of the article, which is what the submitter did.

solipsism | karma 1170 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2020-01-04 06:08:44

Why is the HN title so different from the article's title?

aprilnya | karma 157 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2023-03-09 06:25:24

The title isn’t editorialized. The title on HN is exactly the same as the original blog post

detaro | karma 40664 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2019-08-17 14:56:32+00:00

Which is the title on HN, not the title of the article.

teach | karma 3235 | avg karma 4.13 · | 2018-04-30 19:10:36+00:00

The HN submission guidelines include the following rule:

"Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait."

The original headline is a bit sensational/clickbaity. That's a judgment call in this case, IMO, but I suspect that's why the title was changed.

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usr1106 | karma 4230 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2023-05-13 05:35:29

Interesting. I thought editorializing titles is not accepted on HN.

My criticism was directed towards the article, not the submission.

Edit: Ah, the guidelines say unless it is misleading.

Well, I would not have called it truly misleading, just typical headline style you can often see. I did not like it, but I did not feel misled.

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dang | karma 18142 | avg karma 0.25 · | 2014-04-13 22:06:19+00:00

Yes, the submitter broke the HN guidelines by editorializing the title. On the other hand, the article's official title is uninformative. So I replaced it with the sentence from the article that most seems to describe its content (shortened to fit 80 chars). If anyone can suggest a better title, I'll change it again.

acqq | karma 15084 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2017-05-31 16:12:38+00:00

It seems the submitter changed the title, against HN policies.