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Because 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
by ilamont 7y ago
Because 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.