> The “scare quotes” here are used to convey that the author does not subscribe to the underlying political position that the phrase communicates; rather, they’

> The “scare quotes” here are used to convey that the author does not subscribe to the underlying political position that the phrase communicates; rather, they’re quoting someone else’s usage. This is correct. No, it's not. Submitting the original article titles on HN is not making a political statement, it's the rules. Since it's the rules, it's not necessary to add one's own scare quotes - in fact that's the editorializing the rules tell you not to do: "Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html In this case, the original title is "Tires Slashed, Mirrors Shattered Along Laurelhurst Street Where Tensions Between Neighbors and Houseless Residents Continue to Escalate" That exceeds the maximum limit on HN, but can be trimmed without the scare-quotes editorialization. (In fact, the scare quotes take away 2 characters that could otherwise be well-utilized.)