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I've never understood why HN has never included even a 80 character description. I think it would really help even if it was only shown on the comments tab.
by jdxcode 4y ago
I've never understood why HN has never included even a 80 character description. I think it would really help even if it was only shown on the comments tab.
- n2d4 4y agoOne reason I could think of is because it encourages informative titles - I enjoy being able to click directly from home page to article, without having to look at the comments. A lower percentage of posters would explain Ruff in the title if there was a description. (Clearly it's currently not 100% either, that's why I'm here.) Though this is something that keeps coming up on Reddit as well, I assume there's a reason why HN went with this design.
- camtarn 4y agoThis conflicts with the HN guideline of not editorialising titles, which leads to titles often having little or zero context.
- oefrha 4y agoIt’s clearly explained in the FAQ: > How do I make a link in a text submission? > You can't. This is to prevent people from submitting a link with their comments in a privileged position at the top of the page. If you want to submit a link with comments, just submit it, then add a regular comment. If you want to add more context, add it in a comment. If it’s good people will upvote it.