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Is this a case where the HN story originally appeared with a title matching the essay and was subsequently changed to a more descriptive title? Quite the opposi
by grandalf 9y ago
Is this a case where the HN story originally appeared with a title matching the essay and was subsequently changed to a more descriptive title? Quite the opposite of the typical pattern :)
- anc84 9y agoI really wish the rules were better. Titles should not be edited after a submission was on the frontpage for X hours. And this title was quite descriptive in my opinion...
- grandalf 9y agoIt's just odd because so often a tantalizing but highly descriptive title is reverted to whatever the author opaquely titled the article and I feel a tinge of annoyance... Then this time I see the clickbaity title and double-check to see what the actual essay is titled and they match... then a few hours later the HN title is changed.
- sctb 9y agoYes, in this case the condition applies: > Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html