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@dang Why editorialize a question mark into titles like this? What does it signify? We are not talking about a factual assertion of debatable veracity, but a s
by dTal 1y ago
@dang
Why editorialize a question mark into titles like this? What does it signify? We are not talking about a factual assertion of debatable veracity, but a statement of opinion along the lines of "considered harmful". Disagreement and debate is the obvious expected result of such a statement. HN admin using special mod powers to editorialize a title which is neither misleading nor clickbait, simply to indicate skepticism, comes across as petty and not a little hypocritical in light of the "don't editorialize titles" site guideline.
- dang 1y agoWe add a question mark to titles that some commenters find questionable, in the hope that it will lead to fewer complaints about the title. Comments that react purely to titles are shallow, so we don't much want them here. I suppose the goal of nearly all the title edits we do, including this one, is to minimize them.