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Maybe they could add a subtitle field so we can keep the original title but have a more descriptive one if needed.
by jmnicolas 10y ago
Maybe they could add a subtitle field so we can keep the original title but have a more descriptive one if needed.
- smegel 10y agoWhat original title? The title was "Blackbox is a new shipping company from the creators of Cards Against Humanity". So someone breaks the rules to provide a less descriptive title. Must be the silly season on HN.
- Jaruzel 10y agoThere's the bookmarklet and everything! I think people who do this, are going for the 'lets be all mysterious about this link' - because yeah, we've all got time to click on random links that we may or may not be interested in... :)
- runeks 10y agoThey should enable voting on alternative titles. The most upvoted alternative title would then be displayed, optionally, on the front page next to the original title. I don't think we can rely on the author always choosing a descriptive title.