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Hmm, this is a case where HN’s title mangling changed the meaning of the title. Lower case delta (δ) is used intentionally. I don’t think HN should automaticall
by semiquaver 5mo ago
Hmm, this is a case where HN’s title mangling changed the meaning of the title. Lower case delta (δ) is used intentionally. I don’t think HN should automatically modify the casing of non-ascii chars.
- setopt 5mo agoEven for ASCII chars, nomenclature in math and physics is usually case-sensitive.
- airstrike 5mo agoThe submitter has a grace period of a few minutes to edit the title after submitting, so there's no need to change what HN does
- realitysballs 5mo agoTrue, but wouldn’t it be better long term if website automation didn’t create unintended new meanings to Titles? title’s matter
- airstrike 5mo agoOnly if you assume it doesn't ever work as intended.
- throw1234567891 5mo agoindeed, titles matter
- cwillu 5mo agoEmail hn@ycombinator.com and they'll fix it.