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My problem is less the article and more the response to just read the article. While yes I have an issue with the article headline, the person I am responding

My problem is less the article and more the response to just read the article. While yes I have an issue with the article headline, the person I am responding to just saying "read the article" is just feeding into clickbait. I really don't think we should be saying "it's their style" as a defense for bad clickbait headlines when we are actively spreading those headlines. Clickbait is a serious problem on the internet and here we are defending it? No... it deserves to be called out. I don't care how funny it is, they are not the onion.

Brian_K_White 3y ago
There is nothing wrong with the title. It IS their style, and their publication, and their right to write in whatever style they choose, including ones that are perfectly understood and appreciated by some people, even if you are not among them.
- nerdjon 3y ago
  Its a clickbait headline... You're right, they can do whatever they want to do. That doesn't mean they are free from bring criticized for doing it. I do not understand how we are defending a clickbait headline right now. The headline was intentionally written in a way that it does not make sense to get someone to click it. By saying "read the article" we are rewarding that behavior. Are you also going to defend the clickbait of Kotaku? I understand why these companies do it, but I refuse to give them a free pass encouraging clicking a clickbait headline when talking about the fact that the headline does not make sense.
  - TRiG_Ireland 3y ago
    No it isn't clickbait. It's wordplay. It's fun. Some humans enjoy that.
  - Brian_K_White 3y ago
    Clickbait is different from intriguing. If you don't know how to articulate the difference, that is a consistent pattern with also being unqualified to judge writing quality. This title, at least not with the cover image included, did not artificially and pointlessly withhold information. The title doesn't mention chromeos or any other linux-based systems, but the picture includes a chromebook, and from that I knew the article was going to be about chromeos, and the title was a joke about chromeos being arguably both a linux system and not a linux system. If you didn't, assuming you don't happen to be blind and assuming the images alt tag doesn't happen to be specific enough, the deficiency is in you not the article. Myself, I would not be so eager to advertize that I don't get simple things like this.
Symbiote 3y ago
Wordplay in headlines has been a common feature of some British newspapers and magazines for decades. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/13/guardian-200-making-a-splash-the-best-and-funniest-headlines-over-200-years https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/13/guardian-200-m... My English teacher has this on the wall of his classroom: https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/49730/ https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/49730/

Brian_K_White 3y ago

There is nothing wrong with the title. It IS their style, and their publication, and their right to write in whatever style they choose, including ones that are perfectly understood and appreciated by some people, even if you are not among them.

nerdjon 3y ago
Its a clickbait headline... You're right, they can do whatever they want to do. That doesn't mean they are free from bring criticized for doing it. I do not understand how we are defending a clickbait headline right now. The headline was intentionally written in a way that it does not make sense to get someone to click it. By saying "read the article" we are rewarding that behavior. Are you also going to defend the clickbait of Kotaku? I understand why these companies do it, but I refuse to give them a free pass encouraging clicking a clickbait headline when talking about the fact that the headline does not make sense.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y ago
  No it isn't clickbait. It's wordplay. It's fun. Some humans enjoy that.
- Brian_K_White 3y ago
  Clickbait is different from intriguing. If you don't know how to articulate the difference, that is a consistent pattern with also being unqualified to judge writing quality. This title, at least not with the cover image included, did not artificially and pointlessly withhold information. The title doesn't mention chromeos or any other linux-based systems, but the picture includes a chromebook, and from that I knew the article was going to be about chromeos, and the title was a joke about chromeos being arguably both a linux system and not a linux system. If you didn't, assuming you don't happen to be blind and assuming the images alt tag doesn't happen to be specific enough, the deficiency is in you not the article. Myself, I would not be so eager to advertize that I don't get simple things like this.

Symbiote 3y ago

Wordplay in headlines has been a common feature of some British newspapers and magazines for decades. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/13/guardian-200-making-a-splash-the-best-and-funniest-headlines-over-200-years https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/13/guardian-200-m... My English teacher has this on the wall of his classroom: https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/49730/ https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/49730/