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HN titles don't need to be completely unambiguous or self-explanatory, it's ok to have to click on a thing to figure out what it is. https://hn.algolia.com/?da

• solardev 3y ago
  It's not a matter of blindly following the rules, just that a homebrewed astronomy app is a lot more interesting than yet another implementation of yet another JS framework. The ambiguity is doing a disservice to the cool thing the OP actually built, and I think this thread deserves more attention.
  • pvg 3y ago
    The point of these mod comments is not that they are 'rules', it's that a bit of ambiguity is good for curiosity. The thread itself has about as much attention as HN can give a post: https://hnrankings.info/39591529/ https://hnrankings.info/39591529/
    • solardev 3y ago
      It's an interesting point... that ambiguous titles can help spark curiosity and lure people in. I wonder, has that ever been tested/looked at somewhat scientifically?
      • pvg 3y ago
        No idea (it's hard for me to imagine how to even design such an experiment but I'm no curiosity scientist) although HN's weird title rules are probably the thing (out of the various weird rules) that the HN hive mind has expended the most thinker bees on. So if nothing else, they're HN-tested!