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Title is incorrect. It is a Maori River, not The Maori River being talked about here. It is The Whanganui River. National Geographic's title is also confusing
by peeters 8y ago
Title is incorrect. It is a Maori River, not The Maori River being talked about here. It is The Whanganui River. National Geographic's title is also confusing, but not outright incorrect as posted here.
- dang 8y agoThanks, we've corrected that.
- peeters 8y agoAwesome! If you see this comment, can you answer me this. I see you guys correct titles all the time. I never know if you guys are just incredibly active comment readers, grep for comments like mine, or rely on flags or something else? I didn't see anything in the FAQ but am just wondering what the best way to bring to admins' attention small title issues like this.
- dang 8y agoWe fix most of them by looking at article titles ourselves, and the rest by reading comments and emails. Flags too, but it's better not to flag a good article because of a bad title, since the flag sticks around after the title is fixed. If you or anyone want to make sure we know about a problem title, emailing hn@ycombinator.com is best. We don't come close to reading all the posts here.
- zapzupnz 8y agoIt makes one wonder why people feel the need to editorialise titles at all. In plenty of subreddits, for instance, the practice is banned.
- Zuider 8y agoEditorializing is prone to abuse, but sometimes it is necessary on various grounds, such as the original title of an article being obtuse, misleading or even offensive. A good title should convey the nature of the subject matter and why it is worth reading. Nothing else.
- dang 8y agoIt's banned here too, but banning a thing doesn't eliminate it. (If only it were that easy.) "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html