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@dang, I submitted "How Friendships Change in Adulthood" and of course the title posted missed the initial "how". I think it's the worst feature of HN. This is
by simonebrunozzi 4y ago
@dang, I submitted "How Friendships Change in Adulthood" and of course the title posted missed the initial "how".
I think it's the worst feature of HN. This is a good example of a title that becomes far worse when "how" is removed, IMHO.
I hope this feature gets canceled.
- mkmk3 4y agoDisagree that its far worse, I dont see an issue in this case
- eyelidlessness 4y agoIt means something completely different than the author or submitter intended. How is that not worse?
- darkerside 4y agoFWIW, headlines are frequently not written by the author of the article
- pwdisswordfish9 4y agoCome on, the giggle when it rewrites "How I write" into "I write" is totally worth it.
- Gigachad 4y agoHN always renames the titles to be garbage. Either automatically or manual.
- O__________O 4y agoAt the very least, these title edits should be opt-in where user use given options and supplied with the related reasoning — not just automatically done without warning.
- password4321 4y agoSometimes you can edit the submission to put things back in / fix capitalization (for an hour).
- nkurz 4y agoI'm also unsure of whether this is a good rule, but it's one with an easy workaround. As another poster mentioned, the solution is to just edit the title after you submit it. The "How" removal only affects the initial submission. Subsequent edits aren't subject to the same automatic rule.