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I'm not arguing that the BBC shouldn't have used it, but that the editorialized submission headline here on HN could have been a bit more user-friendly -- it's
by sdrothrock 8y ago
I'm not arguing that the BBC shouldn't have used it, but that the editorialized submission headline here on HN could have been a bit more user-friendly -- it's not the headline that the BBC used. The BBC, in fact, used the word "homeless" in its own headline: "The city with no homeless on its streets." :)
- DanBC 8y agoThe BBC is experimenting with headlines so it's possible OP submitted the article when it was different.
- dang 8y agoThe HN title uses language from the summary paragraph below the article heading, which is sort of an extended subtitle. That's legit to do on HN, especially when the language there is more factual and less baity. I don't see anything user-unfriendly about using the phrase "rough sleeping". Remember that this is a site for gratifying curiosity. Encountering a phrase you haven't heard before is an opportunity to be curious. Plus it's good for HN readers to have to work a little. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20%22work%20a%20little%22 https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...