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Honestly, I agree with you. When I submitted the story to HN the title was "First unsigned artist in modern history to hit #1 on U.S. Charts" but HN changed it

by loso 14y ago

Honestly, I agree with you. When I submitted the story to HN the title was "First unsigned artist in modern history to hit #1 on U.S. Charts" but HN changed it to the title on the blog. I wanted to highlight why I was posting it in the first place. Race can play an important part of a story but this time it kind of takes the focus off of the important part.

charliepark 14y ago
This isn't the first time an HN editor's change has made a post's title less relevant to the HN readership[1]. I'm really tired of it, but since it's all done behind the scenes, I don't know how to productively comment on it or suggest that they stop doing it. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4994745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4994745 (and that link's parent: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4993953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4993953)
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- smallegan 14y ago
  If it is the title of the article how does that make it less relevant?
  - rjsamson 14y ago
    I think at times a different title may serve as a way for the poster to convey some relevant and appropriate commentary on why it is being posted.
    - samstave 14y ago
      Exactly! Only pedants don't understand this.