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Yup. I absolutely hate this. It is so far into "cute" UI behavior territory, it makes me nuts that someplace as tech-focused as HN does it. If there are really
by happytoexplain 3y ago
Yup. I absolutely hate this. It is so far into "cute" UI behavior territory, it makes me nuts that someplace as tech-focused as HN does it. If there are really that many headlines improved by removing a leading "how", then suggest it - don't make it the default.
- Tomte 3y agoThe form could refuse submission, like it does with overlong titles. But no, for some reason dang insists on this silent mangling. There hasn't ever been even an attempt to explain why he chose this behavior, so we can only keep guessing.
- dcminter 3y agoIt's been a thing for a while and as I recall it's intended to de-clickbait a certain category of title. Mostly one doesn't notice because e.g. How John Smith Bought Foo Corp -> John Smith Bought Foo Corp Why John Smith Bought Foo Corp -> John Smith Bought Foo Corp Within some time window the OP can edit back in the missing word if it makes a difference (as it did here), and you can always email hn@ycombinator.com when one gets missed (as I shall do now).