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OK, I don't normally get annoyed about these kinds of thing, but why the heck is the title of this post 'Woman calls...'? That isn't from the article. Sure, th

OK, I don't normally get annoyed about these kinds of thing, but why the heck is the title of this post 'Woman calls...'? That isn't from the article. Sure, the campaign leader is Dr Kathleen Richardson, but I don't think there has ever been a post on here that started "Man does X".

codeka 11y ago
A better title would surely be "Robot ethicist calls..." I mean, I'm not really sure what a "robot ethicist" actually does, but it at least seems more relevant.
pervycreeper 11y ago
>I don't think there has ever been a post on here that started "Man does X". That's a typical format for a headline. Here are a few: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8886164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8886164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5369778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5369778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6093785 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6093785 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2266924 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2266924 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4557726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4557726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4319250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4319250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8407364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8407364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6175059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6175059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9762331 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9762331 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2284007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2284007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5091962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5091962 and so on.
- awendt 11y ago
  Note: Most of these links have "Man does X" in the original headline. In only two cases, the "man" part has been added by the HN submitter.
awendt 11y ago
My thoughts exactly. This "Woman does X" is unnecessary and might turn the discussion in the wrong direction.

codeka 11y ago

A better title would surely be "Robot ethicist calls..." I mean, I'm not really sure what a "robot ethicist" actually does, but it at least seems more relevant.

pervycreeper 11y ago

>I don't think there has ever been a post on here that started "Man does X". That's a typical format for a headline. Here are a few: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8886164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8886164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5369778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5369778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6093785 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6093785 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2266924 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2266924 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2281045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4557726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4557726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4319250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4319250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8407364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8407364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6175059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6175059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9762331 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9762331 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2284007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2284007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5091962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5091962 and so on.

awendt 11y ago
Note: Most of these links have "Man does X" in the original headline. In only two cases, the "man" part has been added by the HN submitter.

awendt 11y ago

My thoughts exactly. This "Woman does X" is unnecessary and might turn the discussion in the wrong direction.