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I'd prefer they just block articles that use sensationalist headlines (when possible without blocking the entire topic).
by AdamN 2y ago
I'd prefer they just block articles that use sensationalist headlines (when possible without blocking the entire topic).
- make3 2y agothey changed it to match the title of the article itself from AP, not to tamp it down necessarily. This is what they actually usually do.
- mlyle 2y ago> they changed it to match the title of the article itself from AP No-- AP: SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year Original HN title: SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck on the ISS Current HN title: SpaceX launches mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck on the ISS
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- whimsicalism 2y agoi prefer the current approach especially when comments are already attached
- dang 2y agoMany good and substantive articles have sensationalist headlines, so that wouldn't work. Particularly at large publications, headlines are written by specialists in sensationalism (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22sex%20up%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...).