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I’m getting distracted by titles with specific dollar amounts. It feels like FOMO (“This programmer made 10k in one month, here is how”). I’d prefer “How I made
by thih9 6y ago
I’m getting distracted by titles with specific dollar amounts. It feels like FOMO (“This programmer made 10k in one month, here is how”). I’d prefer “How I made a profitable Vim course”.
- dang 6y agoYes, and the site guidelines ask submitters to drop magic numbers from titles: If the title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ... although I notice that it's worded more restrictively than I remember. It should cover magic numbers in general, not just at beginnings. (Edit: fixed now!)
- SteveDR 6y agoWell a course could make $20 and still be “profitable.” If you’ve got the numbers, I think you should boast the numbers to show that you’re legit.