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dang, can we get a ruling? These headlines might not violate the letter of the "If the title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective" guideline, b
by sowbug 7y ago
dang, can we get a ruling? These headlines might not violate the letter of the "If the title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective" guideline, but they do violate the spirit.
"Hackers Can Clone Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys" gets the same point across without the sensationalism.
I'm bringing it up because I've seen many of these "millions of [thing that exists in the millions]" headlines recently, and I think it's more than just Baader-Meinhoff at work.
- wpietri 7y agoI'm not seeing the problem. Your suggested title makes it sound like they could clone all the keys from those manufacturers which isn't true. And if you inserted a word like "some", my first question would be, "Well, how many?" To me "millions" is useful in conveying it isn't just a niche issue, but it isn't everything, either.
- beatgammit 7y agoWhy not include a percent? Are we talking about 10% of cars, or more like 80%? Is it mostly recent cars, or are cars from several years ago also affected? It's not a terrible headline, but it could also be improved.
- sverhagen 7y agoDoes it matter at all that this is the original title of the article? How about quoting it if we don't like it?
- wpietri 7y agoIt could be improved if that data were available. But it's not in the article, and it wouldn't be easy to gather. So I think we should stick with reasonably achievable choices.