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> why has the title been editorialized Indeed, the HN guidelines: > please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize
by colonelspace 1y ago
> why has the title been editorialized
Indeed, the HN guidelines:
> please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize
- dang 1y agoBy "editorialize" we mean changing a title to introduce spin, or cherry-picking one detail to bias the reader in the direction that the submitter personally wants, rather than reflecting the article as a whole (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45202136 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45202136 for a recent comment about that). In this case, that wasn't at issue. The operative clause is "unless it is misleading or linkbait". A word like "extorted" is too baity for HN's frontpage. This is nothing personal against the OP! It's actually better for them and for Hack Club if the HN title is relatively neutral while still conveying the critical information.