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It would be interesting to let submitters provide multiple titles and a/b test them from the outset.
by jcims 7y ago
It would be interesting to let submitters provide multiple titles and a/b test them from the outset.
- bonoboTP 7y agoThe entire point is to make titles less clickbaity. A/B testing them to get more clicks exactly defeats the entire purpose why mods edit titles.
- jcims 7y agoYes but the vast majority of folks on the Internet, including HN, don't get to directly experience the effect that headlines have on engagement. I never said it was a good idea, just interesting. :)