There are a few things that happen automatically to titles (removing numbers at the beginning, adding [pdf] and [video] tags, etc.) but for the most part two th

There are a few things that happen automatically to titles (removing numbers at the beginning, adding [pdf] and [video] tags, etc.) but for the most part two things seem to hold: 1. There's a preference for using the original title (mostly) as is 2. BUT, ultimately it's up to the mods' discretion. If they don't like a particular title because it seems misleading or clickbaity, they will sometimes change it. Sometimes they'll even change the submitted link - for example, changing to a better source for the story.