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I genuinely don't get all the hoo-haa about titles. In pretty much every comments section I read here, there will be at least one person who complains that the

I genuinely don't get all the hoo-haa about titles. In pretty much every comments section I read here, there will be at least one person who complains that the title is "linkbait" or (more often) "clickbait" - even the most boring, anodyne description of the article. They're not allowed to seem interesting in any possible way. The original title wasn't particularly descriptive. That doesn't mean it was misleading, and actually, I thought it was very apt: they're talking about a technology to swap pieces of Servo in over time, and the jet engine analogy was appropriate (particularly with respect to the complexity). I quite liked it.

reitanqild 10y ago
There is a real concern among a number of users here, including me, that HN might turn into reddit if we aren't careful. That said in this case I agree with you. I also think we are mostly fine for now but I still hesitate to upvote funny comments.
- andai 10y ago
  Would you care to elaborate? As someone who spends about half my free time on both websites, I am experiencing a mixture of hurt and intrigue.
  - steveklabnik 10y ago
    It is a long-standing fear amongst HNers, because HN was created as an alternative space due to reddit declining. [1] It's such a prominent thing that it's in the site guidelines: [2] > If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a common semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. 1: https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/18/the-evolution-of-hacker-news/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/18/the-evolution-of-hacker-ne... 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
mnarayan01 10y ago
I think the concern here is more that the blog of a "Designer Advocate at Mozilla" adds context which is totally lost when "Replacing the Jet Engine While Still Flying" appears on HN. It's a great title for the blog post, but it's both misleading and uninformative when pulled verbatim from its natural habitat.
posterboy 10y ago
On the HN frontpage per se, titles are pretty much the only content, so the bias is obvious.

reitanqild 10y ago

There is a real concern among a number of users here, including me, that HN might turn into reddit if we aren't careful. That said in this case I agree with you. I also think we are mostly fine for now but I still hesitate to upvote funny comments.

andai 10y ago
Would you care to elaborate? As someone who spends about half my free time on both websites, I am experiencing a mixture of hurt and intrigue.
- steveklabnik 10y ago
  It is a long-standing fear amongst HNers, because HN was created as an alternative space due to reddit declining. [1] It's such a prominent thing that it's in the site guidelines: [2] > If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a common semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. 1: https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/18/the-evolution-of-hacker-news/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/18/the-evolution-of-hacker-ne... 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

mnarayan01 10y ago

I think the concern here is more that the blog of a "Designer Advocate at Mozilla" adds context which is totally lost when "Replacing the Jet Engine While Still Flying" appears on HN. It's a great title for the blog post, but it's both misleading and uninformative when pulled verbatim from its natural habitat.

posterboy 10y ago

On the HN frontpage per se, titles are pretty much the only content, so the bias is obvious.