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On the other hand, when a title is going to mislead and confuse most readers, it would be courteous to extend or clarify the title such as: "(Franz) Kafka: An
by StevePerkins 10y ago
On the other hand, when a title is going to mislead and confuse most readers, it would be courteous to extend or clarify the title such as:
"(Franz) Kafka: An End or a Beginning?"
That is, unless the goal is to mislead and feel smug about it.
- zellyn 10y agoOn my screen, it shows up as "Kafka: An End or a Beginning? (lareviewofbooks.org)" which was all the information I needed to determine that it related to the Author before clicking through.
- dang 10y agoAs both zellyn and the site guidelines point out, the domain name is part of the title here, so it wasn't as ambiguous as all that. Not spoon-feeding readers is part of what makes HN HN.