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In the spirit of community feedback: I dont really see how the original article was clickbait at all. "The" is appropriate since its talking about a specific vi
by overgard 10y ago
In the spirit of community feedback: I dont really see how the original article was clickbait at all. "The" is appropriate since its talking about a specific virus that has a potentially novel biochemical effect not otherwise seen, and "may or may not" is literally the same thing as "could", ie, they both imply a lack of conclusive proof. The original title never claimed "all obesity" or conclusive evidence. You've mostly just made the title more wordy.
- dang 10y agoWordy? Ouch! Ok, I took out "may or may not". I disagree about "The", though. Much like "this", it's a clickbait device—somehow it grabs attention whether it deserves it or not. And it's misleading, too, because it implies there's only one of the thing.
- overgard 10y agoNo insult intended with wordy, I realize moderating is a difficult and sometimes thankless task and most calls are non-obvious, I'm just a guy with opinions. Fair enough on "the", I see your point.