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As a side note, can we go easy on the appeals to emotion in headlines on Hacker News? Yes, this article is good; yes, some robots are incredible; as far as tit
by paulgerhardt 16y ago
As a side note, can we go easy on the appeals to emotion in headlines on Hacker News?
Yes, this article is good; yes, some robots are incredible; as far as titles go though, it's a distasteful use of rhetoric.
- RickHull 16y agoFor what it's worth, I completely agree with your sentiment, and I felt a pang of regret when I reviewed my submission later. If I could rewrite the title now, I would call it "In-depth, insightful" rather than "Excellent".
- TGJ 16y agoEven those are just opinionated adjectives designed to get noticed and voted.
- RickHull 16y agoThey are designed to be descriptive and informative (hrmph!). I applaud the article I submitted. Let there be no doubt.
- alexqgb 16y agoIt's a great article. And your use of 'excellent' was warranted, because the article is, well, excellent. Even folks who don't agree with it have to admit that it frames the issue (as Assange sees it) with genuine clarity. In all the hype surrounding Wikileaks, this was the first mention I'd seen of what Assange actually said about his intentions.
- alexqgb 16y agoSince when is 'excellent' an emotion?