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It didn't - one of the main reasons you can't make up your own title is that it acts as a kind of mega-comment over everyone else's comments. If you want to jus

by pvg 3y ago

It didn't - one of the main reasons you can't make up your own title is that it acts as a kind of mega-comment over everyone else's comments. If you want to just comment, write a regular comment. If you want your own title with your own commentary, write your own commentary and submit it to HN with your title. What you can't do is use someone else's stuff to make your commentary more important.

wilg 3y ago
Well, it wasn’t really commentary though. It was a pointer to the interesting information in the link.
- pvg 3y ago
  That's commentary/editorializing. Nothing wrong with these things, you just don't get to do them in the title for the reasons mentioned in the previous comment.
  - wilg 3y ago
    Fine, call it that if you want. You should be able to do it in the title. I don't agree with the rationale.
    - pvg 3y ago
      It's pretty much how HN has always worked, mostly because the other way works worse.