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So the article ends by confirming that the "don't be evil" phrase is still in the code of conduct, admittedly just at the end after a rewording. Its title is en

So the article ends by confirming that the "don't be evil" phrase is still in the code of conduct, admittedly just at the end after a rewording. Its title is entirely misleading, despite reflecting the original article. Can this submission's title be changed to something like: "Google Deemphasizes "Don't Be Evil" Motto in Its Code of Conduct"? That'd at least frame this change accurately for discussion. [Edit: I see the change was made. Thanks!]

rando444 8y ago
placed randomly in a sentence at the very end vs. being the entire core of the message is a rather significant change IMHO.
- jkaplowitz 8y ago
  I agree. That's why I'm not calling for the submission to be killed, just changing the title to be more accurate. My suggested verb of "deemphasizes" is consistent with what you're saying.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > placed randomly in a sentence at the very end “Randomly”? The very end is where you put whatever you want to be the most important key summation and takeaway message of a document like this.
  - JustSomeNobody 8y ago
    Reading is hard, so people often don't make it that far down.
  - jfoutz 8y ago
    The old bury the lede technique. That’s widely regarded as being not so good.
    - dragonwriter 8y ago
      > The old bury the lede technique The CoC is not a news article, and the dynamics are different there. And burying the lede is when you mislead by putting a key point that shifts, rather than summarizes, the understanding conveyed by rest of the article late in a news article.
- r00fus 8y ago
  Research says it's more effective at the beginning or end [1] [2]. Could it be argued Google enhanced it's positioning by moving it to the end? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial-position_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial-position_effect [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak–end_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak–end_rule

rando444 8y ago

placed randomly in a sentence at the very end vs. being the entire core of the message is a rather significant change IMHO.

jkaplowitz 8y ago
I agree. That's why I'm not calling for the submission to be killed, just changing the title to be more accurate. My suggested verb of "deemphasizes" is consistent with what you're saying.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> placed randomly in a sentence at the very end “Randomly”? The very end is where you put whatever you want to be the most important key summation and takeaway message of a document like this.
- JustSomeNobody 8y ago
  Reading is hard, so people often don't make it that far down.
- jfoutz 8y ago
  The old bury the lede technique. That’s widely regarded as being not so good.
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    > The old bury the lede technique The CoC is not a news article, and the dynamics are different there. And burying the lede is when you mislead by putting a key point that shifts, rather than summarizes, the understanding conveyed by rest of the article late in a news article.
r00fus 8y ago
Research says it's more effective at the beginning or end [1] [2]. Could it be argued Google enhanced it's positioning by moving it to the end? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial-position_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial-position_effect [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak–end_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak–end_rule