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Whining about titles is white-noise that contributes zero value to the discussion, and it's absolutely rampant on HN.
by paulmd 7y ago
Whining about titles is white-noise that contributes zero value to the discussion, and it's absolutely rampant on HN.
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- the_duke 7y agoIt definitely is not, because mods often change bad titles when it is pointed out. Which also just happened in this submission.
- paulmd 7y agoThe fact that the mods humor you doesn't make it not white noise, and in fact it makes them part of the problem since it encourages it. It is incredibly tedious to see people arguing about titles on every single topic instead of actual discussion. On some topics with less discussion it is literally the entirety of the discussion.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoAre you saying that having clear and accurate titles for submissions has zero value? I think most of HN (and even the official guidelines here) would disagree very strongly.