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This clickbait headline doesn't belong here
by kardos 9y ago
This clickbait headline doesn't belong here
- Proven 9y agoWhy? I think it does, because it’s truthful and factual (debt and losses). Tip: click on Hide if you don’t like a link.
- calchris42 9y agoJust for my own understanding. .. if an article is interesting, but title is click bait, is it really considered better to make up my own title vs. use the author's title? I could see arguments both ways.
- kardos 9y agoSidestepping your title authenticity question a bit: the risk of going with the clickbait headline is that you simply won't get any substantive comments because a critical mass will skip the posting -- that may have happened here (4h in and nothing yet). Meanwhile there is a third option: find another outlet that covered the topic is a less clickbaity fashion.
- greenyoda 9y agoThe HN Guidelines say: "Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html