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I noticed HN fixes inaccurate titles, can that be done here? I don’t think it’s fair for the title to imply Reddit is to blame, based on the CEO’s comment in th

by p49k 8y ago

I noticed HN fixes inaccurate titles, can that be done here? I don’t think it’s fair for the title to imply Reddit is to blame, based on the CEO’s comment in the article, which goes into detail on the (completely reasonable) anti-abuse measures that resulted in this. The moderators were clearly manipulating the site to promote these AMAs (albeit with good intentions) so it seems things are more complicated than “Reddit censors science” Edit: looks like it’s been changed, thanks!

edwinksl 8y ago
OP here. I took the title verbatim from the article to avoid editorializing. I am not sure where HN stands regarding changing the post title to something that is significantly different from the article title.
- dang 8y ago
  That's in the site guidelines: Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait. The article title in this case is arguably both, so we changed it to use a more neutral phrase from the article. That's always the best way to change a title, btw, when you have to. Articles nearly always include some neutral representative phrase that describes what they're about, and it's much better to find a 'native' one that way than to make up a new title oneself. Trick of the trade.