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We already do edit titles. Particularly Smashing Magazine type titles ("50 CSS Guides You Have to Read Now" -> "CSS Guides"), those that bait HN specifically,
by pg 17y ago
We already do edit titles. Particularly Smashing Magazine type titles ("50 CSS Guides You Have to Read Now" -> "CSS Guides"), those that bait HN specifically, and those that are false, like this one. We also fix typos and solecisms in titles, even if they occur in the original.
- ivankirigin 17y agoWe need a standard for changing a title to convey it is clearly heavily editorial. It should say the name and as bland a topic summary as possible, in part as punishment for clickbait. In this case, perhaps: "Marshall Kirkpatrick on facebook privacy settings"