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For the unfamiliar, Betteridge’s Law of Headlines[1]: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'" [1] http://en.wikipedia.or
by mattparcher 14y ago
For the unfamiliar, Betteridge’s Law of Headlines[1]:
"Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'"
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines
- recoiledsnake 14y agoHeadline: "Perhaps Betteridge's Law of Headlines is always true?"
- pav3l 14y agoThe unfamiliar? This article is referenced on HN at least once a week now
- maayank 14y agoAnd for a good reason. I find the noise to signal ratio of these articles relatively high and I think many would like to see less of them.
- 5xz41s0P8T5N 14y agoWill HN ever stop upvoting linkbait, references to Betteridge’s Law, or self-referential jokes?
- pooriaazimi 14y agoI knew about the law, but I didn't know its name!
- choko 14y agoUnfortunately, that law doesn't stand up to scrutiny. I've read several stories today alone where the question in the headline cannot be answered accurately with a simple "no", not that this headline is one of them.