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Why leaving the second part of the headline out? Biologists think it's for the best
by bassman9000 7y ago
Why leaving the second part of the headline out?
Biologists think it's for the best
- ilamont 7y agoBecause it didn't fit within Hacker News' 80-character headline limit. Running up against the threshold happens to me all the time, thanks to HN's strict size limit (which used to be 100 when I started, then dropped to 90, and is now 80) and the trend for news headlines to get longer for SEO and better conversions. Sometimes I can rephrase but oftentimes I have to cut out several words to make it fit.