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Mods - this truncated headline makes no sense, which is awful with such a serious story. It should be rephrased to: "6 Amazon workers killed after tornadoes d

by w0mbat 5y ago

Mods - this truncated headline makes no sense, which is awful with such a serious story. It should be rephrased to: "6 Amazon workers killed after tornadoes destroy warehouse near St. Louis".

wglb 5y ago
Best way to reach mods is via email. Quite responsive
cesarb 5y ago
For future reference, the current headline is "Six Amazon workers killed after tornadoes reduce warehouse near St. Louis", which makes one wonder whether it was a tornado or some sort of shrink ray.
- jagged-chisel 5y ago
  "Reduced to rubble" is familiar enough to me to get the gist. I did think it an odd choice, but had no problem understanding. I mean, I'm not aware of any current shrink ray technology...
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    "to rubble" is a reasonable guess but chopping off a piece of the building is also a plausible interpretation. And actually, looking at the right images, that might be more the more accurate interpretation. It seems like the warehouse was big enough that half of it is intact.
fraXis 5y ago
When is the character limit on HN going to be increased so we can create longer subjects/headlines?
- dang 5y ago
  We're not going to do that, for a bunch of reasons. One is that it's a creative constraint which (after 15 years I think we can say) is always possible to work within. Another is that if we made it longer, people would soon experience the new length as a constraint in its own right.
  - jrochkind1 5y ago
    One trick is that HN also recommends we use the original headline from the piece posted. Whenever I have to edit it for length, I sometimes worry I'm going to be warned for editorializing a headline.
    - dang 5y ago
      It's pretty obvious when someone has simply been editing to fit the length limit. That's legit. Editorializing has to do with changing the meaning of a title—for example to put a spin or interpretation on it that the submitter wants to emphasize. On HN, submitters don't get to use the title field as a sort of mini comment box.
trynumber9 5y ago
Reduce as in "reduced to ruble".
dang 5y ago
Thanks - fixed now. Submitted title was "Six Amazon workers killed after tornadoes reduce warehouse near St. Louis". I don't think that was awful, but ok.

by w0mbat 5y ago

Mods - this truncated headline makes no sense, which is awful with such a serious story. It should be rephrased to: "6 Amazon workers killed after tornadoes destroy warehouse near St. Louis".

wglb 5y ago

Best way to reach mods is via email. Quite responsive

cesarb 5y ago

For future reference, the current headline is "Six Amazon workers killed after tornadoes reduce warehouse near St. Louis", which makes one wonder whether it was a tornado or some sort of shrink ray.

jagged-chisel 5y ago
"Reduced to rubble" is familiar enough to me to get the gist. I did think it an odd choice, but had no problem understanding. I mean, I'm not aware of any current shrink ray technology...
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  "to rubble" is a reasonable guess but chopping off a piece of the building is also a plausible interpretation. And actually, looking at the right images, that might be more the more accurate interpretation. It seems like the warehouse was big enough that half of it is intact.

fraXis 5y ago

When is the character limit on HN going to be increased so we can create longer subjects/headlines?

dang 5y ago
We're not going to do that, for a bunch of reasons. One is that it's a creative constraint which (after 15 years I think we can say) is always possible to work within. Another is that if we made it longer, people would soon experience the new length as a constraint in its own right.
- jrochkind1 5y ago
  One trick is that HN also recommends we use the original headline from the piece posted. Whenever I have to edit it for length, I sometimes worry I'm going to be warned for editorializing a headline.
  - dang 5y ago
    It's pretty obvious when someone has simply been editing to fit the length limit. That's legit. Editorializing has to do with changing the meaning of a title—for example to put a spin or interpretation on it that the submitter wants to emphasize. On HN, submitters don't get to use the title field as a sort of mini comment box.

trynumber9 5y ago

Reduce as in "reduced to ruble".

dang 5y ago

Thanks - fixed now. Submitted title was "Six Amazon workers killed after tornadoes reduce warehouse near St. Louis". I don't think that was awful, but ok.