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Original title: “Why We Spiral”; mangled by HN to the incomprehensible “We Spiral”.
by teddyh 1y ago
Original title: “Why We Spiral”; mangled by HN to the incomprehensible “We Spiral”.
- admissionsguy 1y agoI found the shortened one accurate and also thought provoking
- chrisweekly 1y agoI think the shortened title is actually better; the essay doesn't go deep into "why", it's more a set of observations illustrating that we do in fact spiral.
- MarkLowenstein 1y agoI figured it was going to be about WeWork circling the drain. Thankfully it wasn't.
- airstrike 1y agoFYI HN does edit out the "Why", but OP can go in and modify the title after submitting.
- daveguy 1y agoMaybe HN needs an "if num_words > 3" before the "delete leading Why". Or maybe an "if char_count > CHAR_LIMIT" before the "delete leading Why". Or just don't. What a near guaranteed way to mangle the meaning of a title.
- pinkmuffinere 1y ago90% of the time it works and you don’t notice the system because you only see the good result. This is the rare event when it breaks and you do notice.
- isoprophlex 1y agoThat makes one wonder what happens if one was to submit a story titled "Why"
- layer8 1y agoIt remains as “Why”. Same for “Why not?”. Maybe it needs at least three words. Though “Why why why“ also isn’t changed. Apologies to anyone who came across my experiments.