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bdn_ · 2022-07-01 11:46:36

HN titles are often edited after posting, so it's possible the original title misrepresented this.

ativzzz | karma 1927 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2019-12-05 18:30:43+00:00

I've noticed a lot of posts on HN recently get their titles changed after posting, and this one will as well because it is quite incorrect as you pointed out.

netr0ute | karma 596 | avg karma 1.26 · | 2022-01-20 08:55:43

Then the HN title is inaccurate.

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?

j_col | karma 1289 | avg karma 2.89 · | 2012-02-22 09:50:08+00:00

HN has a character limit on the size of the title, I think it's around 80 characters so the OP probably had to edit the original title to fit in here.

neilc | karma 4819 | avg karma 3.66 · | 2010-10-19 02:30:00

Yeah, the HN article title is inaccurate.

SquareWheel | karma 5258 | avg karma 2.74 · | 2013-02-19 18:06:42+00:00

The HN title? It appears somebody changed it.

URSpider94 | karma 5891 | avg karma 3.25 · | 2020-04-27 22:09:52

The title appears to break HN rules, as it doesn't match the title of the linked article. @dang?

code_duck | karma 8738 | avg karma 1.97 · | 2011-02-23 17:23:29+00:00

What's with the edited title on HN? Now most of this doesn't make any sense.

chmaynard | karma 27043 | avg karma 7.7 · | 2023-08-05 10:13:19

HN messes with the title in various ways when you post something. Not sure if this is documented anywhere.

albertsondev | karma 73 | avg karma 1.55 · | 2021-09-30 16:58:51

It wasn't the title of the HN post itself that was changed, but rather the discrepancy between the title of the HN post and the title of the article.

As for the title of the article, well, follow the link.

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BalinKing | karma 450 | avg karma 2.18 · | 2024-06-09 01:15:07

In case dang sees this: The title here on HN doesn't match the original title of the article, and (to me at least) it now gives the opposite impression as what the article is saying.

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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arbhassan | karma 872 | avg karma 12.11 · | 2020-04-11 13:54:58

I posted it with the original title. I don't know why the HN moderators almost always change titles. Happened to me a couple of times.

sk11001 | karma 577 | avg karma 3.17 · | 2024-02-02 14:52:52

The edited HN title is a command, not the original title of the article.

triplesec | karma 3506 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2014-08-13 14:08:02+00:00

This is a quirk of HN posting policy: to use the original article title.

stingraycharles | karma 11619 | avg karma 4.34 · | 2020-08-12 16:26:04+00:00

FWIW, its not in the title of the article, just the HN title. Mods should change it probably.

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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Rattled | karma 47 | avg karma 2.24 · | 2023-11-14 04:03:03

Can the title in the HN post be changed? I agree it's totally misleading after reading the article.

MBCook | karma 29166 | avg karma 3.93 · | 2014-03-17 21:43:25+00:00

Oh, you're right.

That's odd considering how rigorously titles on HN are changed to match the original.

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