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Isn't this headline a little clickbaity?
by quotemstr 11y ago
Isn't this headline a little clickbaity?
- dang 11y agoMore than a little. We changed it to a representative sentence from the article. If anyone suggests a better (i.e. more accurate and neutral) title, we can change it again.
- jessriedel 11y agoPlease keep this up. This is a great service.
- zeveb 11y agoThe problem with this title is that it's the anti-clickbait, like 'Unusual Incident in New Jersey' would be for an article covering the Hindenburg. I liked the original title; it's a good, well-written and engaging article, and the title drew me to it.
- thesteamboat 11y agoOn a couple of stories I've noticed discussion about changing the title, which is not always universally agreed with. Is there a way to make this process more transparent, e.g. on changing title posting a comment "Changed title from [x] to [y] because it was clickbait". I don't mean to disparage the great work you're doing moderating, and I don't want to throw pointless tasks at you for no reason, but I'm curious about the former titles (and wondering if others are wondering as well).
- dang 11y agoIn cases where we replaced the article title I don't bother repeating it, since you can see it there. In cases where we replace a submitter's rewrite, I usually quote those in the thread. I'm reluctant to add features to HN's software for this. It doesn't feel in the spirit of the site.
- thesteamboat 11y agoAh, knowing this policy is good enough! For some reason it didn't click in my head that an unrepeated title would probably be the articles original title. (Which in this case is clearly, unrepentantly clickbait.) Thanks for the clarification.
- lisper 11y agoFor the record, that was (more or less) the original title.