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I think HN automatically removes "How" from the title; I submitted this post[0] whose original source starts with "How", but after submitting, the word "How" di
by Kortaggio 4y ago
I think HN automatically removes "How" from the title; I submitted this post[0] whose original source starts with "How", but after submitting, the word "How" disappeared from the the title.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32350462 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32350462
- metadat 4y agoYou can edit it back in, the HN system automatically does this to reduce low-effort click-bait submissions like "How I increased my productivity 100x in 24 hours with these 69 easy steps!" Unfortunately in this case it (paradoxically) enhanced the click-bait factor immensely. An impressive feat if it was intentional on behalf of the submitter.