(Note that if HN mangles your title, you can go back and edit it to fix it. But in this sort of a case, the number would be contrary to one of the HN guidelines

(Note that if HN mangles your title, you can go back and edit it to fix it. But in this sort of a case, the number would be contrary to one of the HN guidelines, so if you reinstated it it’d be liable to be removed by mods.)