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Editorialized headline. The number 3 should be left in. Regardless of whether you think the bill is good or not, we really have to get over this editorialized

Editorialized headline. The number 3 should be left in. Regardless of whether you think the bill is good or not, we really have to get over this editorialized headline’s way of talking about votes. “Republicans” writ large jeopardized the bill. Three of them broke from their party to pass it.

thinkingtoilet 3y ago
40 Democrats and 3 Republicans voted to treat adults like adults. That's the headline.
- aapl88889 3y ago
  Yes, the state known for treating adults like adults until they assault or rob people.
  - ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
    that's actually almost every state and country in the world
    - hiatus 3y ago
      Most states stop treating adults like adults when they commit crimes?
      - ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
        yes, you lose the rights to be treated as an adult, because you've demonstrated you can't be one, and consequently must be babysat e.g., going to jail, your room and board, your exercise, your hygiene, and general behavior will be decided for you, in a way determined best for society
    - baryphonic 3y ago
      Most states and countries punish criminals with fines, jail or death depending on the crime
  - thinkingtoilet 3y ago
    I'm glad you don't like California. You're comment has nothing to do with the article or my comment. Please refrain from comments like this on HN.
c420 3y ago
Thank you, I didn't even realize that I failed to copy the 3. It was unintentional and it's fixed.
- tough 3y ago
  HN removes it
  - teaearlgraycold 3y ago
    Why?
    - tough 3y ago
      "Top 10 reasons why this title is spammy" and titles like it
LinuxBender 3y ago
HN will drop a number in a title by default. I have to edit the titles all the time for this. I'm not sure why HN has that logic but never asked dang.
- Wowfunhappy 3y ago
  It's presumably because of this item in the submission guidelines: > If the title contains a gratuitous number or number + adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - tough 3y ago
    The rules work 99% of the time but the automation of the rules some times make it so a little manual work is needed
    - ysavir 3y ago
      For what it's worth, I appreciate the rules. The experience is much better for me! But I don't typically submit articles, so I'm never impacted by the manual effort.
      - tough 3y ago
        Manual curation is what makes or breaks this site, I've had several interactions with dan and he's an excellent person. They even will try and surface good content that didn't make it to the home page with a second chance pool ymmv
    - version_five 3y ago
      In this case, I think the rule is still good. "3 Republicans" is a baity title imo. It would have been better reworded, possibly just to "California's magic mushroom bill", or not submitted if it's only about the 3 Republicans, the politics angle doesn't accomplish much.

thinkingtoilet 3y ago

40 Democrats and 3 Republicans voted to treat adults like adults. That's the headline.

aapl88889 3y ago
Yes, the state known for treating adults like adults until they assault or rob people.
- ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
  that's actually almost every state and country in the world
  - hiatus 3y ago
    Most states stop treating adults like adults when they commit crimes?
    - ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
      yes, you lose the rights to be treated as an adult, because you've demonstrated you can't be one, and consequently must be babysat e.g., going to jail, your room and board, your exercise, your hygiene, and general behavior will be decided for you, in a way determined best for society
  - baryphonic 3y ago
    Most states and countries punish criminals with fines, jail or death depending on the crime
- thinkingtoilet 3y ago
  I'm glad you don't like California. You're comment has nothing to do with the article or my comment. Please refrain from comments like this on HN.

c420 3y ago

Thank you, I didn't even realize that I failed to copy the 3. It was unintentional and it's fixed.

tough 3y ago
HN removes it
- teaearlgraycold 3y ago
  Why?
  - tough 3y ago
    "Top 10 reasons why this title is spammy" and titles like it

LinuxBender 3y ago

HN will drop a number in a title by default. I have to edit the titles all the time for this. I'm not sure why HN has that logic but never asked dang.

Wowfunhappy 3y ago
It's presumably because of this item in the submission guidelines: > If the title contains a gratuitous number or number + adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tough 3y ago
  The rules work 99% of the time but the automation of the rules some times make it so a little manual work is needed
  - ysavir 3y ago
    For what it's worth, I appreciate the rules. The experience is much better for me! But I don't typically submit articles, so I'm never impacted by the manual effort.
    - tough 3y ago
      Manual curation is what makes or breaks this site, I've had several interactions with dan and he's an excellent person. They even will try and surface good content that didn't make it to the home page with a second chance pool ymmv
  - version_five 3y ago
    In this case, I think the rule is still good. "3 Republicans" is a baity title imo. It would have been better reworded, possibly just to "California's magic mushroom bill", or not submitted if it's only about the 3 Republicans, the politics angle doesn't accomplish much.