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I don't think this is a good idea — changing the title completely from what the author of the content put up, without retaining even a part of it. The current t
by newscracker 9y ago
I don't think this is a good idea — changing the title completely from what the author of the content put up, without retaining even a part of it. The current title for this article is horrendously long and quite frankly, boring.
While we're on the topic of Facebook, misinformation, etc., this title change could also be classified as misinformation by HN, though the claimed purpose is for good instead of for evil. Why? Because most people decide to read articles based on the titles, and many people also derive conclusions on what the article is about from the title. It doesn't matter much if some sentence was lifted off the article and used. This should be as the author of the post intended.
But HN is a private site, and can do whatever it wants on content shared here. I'll just voice my strong disagreement on this title change, especially on the topic of Facebook and recent revelations. I don't need more justifications.