> because you want to showcase how few people actually read articles posted on HN and just respond to titles. Making a misleading title in order to bait respon

> because you want to showcase how few people actually read articles posted on HN and just respond to titles. Making a misleading title in order to bait responses would be clickbait. People responding to a title that assertively states something is not some amazing gotcha. Although in this case it must be what the sibling comment said about HN stripping the smiley.