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> Slack: Our biggest redesign yet came to be HN does this thing where it automatically strips out "how" from titles, presumably because someone once decided th
by kaycebasques 3y ago
> Slack: Our biggest redesign yet came to be
HN does this thing where it automatically strips out "how" from titles, presumably because someone once decided that the "how" is unnecessary or clickbait. The original title here is "Slack: How our..." The most interesting thing for me is that this error-prone moderation rule has made me realize how linguistically load-bearing the word "how" is in many sentences.
- arketyp 3y agoDoes simply stripping out the word ever work?
- Veuxdo 3y agoIt often works to change the meaning of a headline.
- SamBam 3y agoI think it could only ever change the meaning, if that really is the algorithm.
- AndrewOMartin 3y agoWhy waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
- ChrisArchitect 3y agowas wondering what was up with the title when I read it .... On their end, would have even gone as far to drop the yet..... How Our Biggest Redesign Came To Be