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It would be nice if the post title would include the article title, I didn't know who was Robbie Robertson, what they did, and why it might be relevant. https:
by masom 3y ago
It would be nice if the post title would include the article title, I didn't know who was Robbie Robertson, what they did, and why it might be relevant.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Vvector 3y ago"Robbie Robertson, Guitarist and Songwriter With the Band, Dies at 80"
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 3y agoYou mean like this perhaps: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37072982 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37072982 The HN software tries to "auto-correct" and so "The Band" becomes "the Band". Incorrect.
- capableweb 3y agoYou can edit HN titles after submitting them, and it won't auto-correct when editing.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 3y agoIf you catch it quick, yes. But it's quite easy to get locked out of editing soon after submission.
- igrekel 3y ago[flagged]
- eterm 3y agoWell, if we're going by the news guidelines then most obituaries mostly fall foul of the principle: > "Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon" It feels a bit tasteless to expand further on this, especially in this thread, so I typically just flag and move on.