The "How" is removed automatically on HN, if I remember correctly. I never understood how that is helpful. Maybe it is to "disarm" Buzzfeed-like "How to ..." he

The "How" is removed automatically on HN, if I remember correctly. I never understood how that is helpful. Maybe it is to "disarm" Buzzfeed-like "How to ..." headlines, but more often than not it just creates (slightly) misleading titles.