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Why is the title of the post renamed? Should the titles be boring and dry instead of being informative one line summary of the article that people may find inte
by gits1225 14y ago
Why is the title of the post renamed? Should the titles be boring and dry instead of being informative one line summary of the article that people may find interesting enough to read it?
Look what happened to the previous submission of the same article here on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4224966 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4224966. Such a good article went unnoticed because the title was plain unattractive.
Can we have a little bit of 'submitters freedom' here?
P.S: Original title was: "Internet by Brilliant minds, Web by Amateurs, Browser a lament"
- chris_wot 14y agoI actually think it was a good rename. He said a lot more than that, and sensational titles aren't really needed on HN.
- gits1225 14y agoI do agree on 'cheap' sensational titles, but I don't think mine was. I think it was a better title more in-line to what Alan Kay emphasized in the article, giving it a bit of context to interest someone to read a great interview, instead of just a generic 'Click Here' like the previous submitter's, leading people to think it was not worth 'clicking through'.
- chris_wot 14y agoFair comment - on further reflection I agree, the title was reasonable as it highlighted the emphasis placed by Alan Kay. It wasn't the title that was sensational, it what Alan Kay said in the interview. Apologies for suggesting otherwise!
- DennisP 14y agoAlthough the new title is bland, it got me to read it. I likely would have skipped the the original unless "Alan Kay" was in there somewhere.
- gits1225 14y agoYes it was "Internet by Brilliant minds, Web by Amateurs, Browser a lament - Alan Kay"