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Can people putting up stories please consider those of us that use the site's RSS feed? All you get for this one is <item> <title>You're calling
by ralph 18y ago
Can people putting up stories please consider those of us that use the
site's RSS feed? All you get for this one is
<item>
<title>You're calling *who* a cult leader?</title>
<link>http://lesswrong.com/lw/4d/youre_calling_who_a_cult_leader/</link>
<comments>http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=527064</comments>
<description>
<![CDATA[<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=527064">Comments</a>]]>
</description>
</item>
which makes it a bit hard to judge whether to read it or not. Improving
the title would be good. Especially since any explanatory text given at
the same time as the title doesn't make it through to RSS.
I'd like to think if it's worth posting to news.yc, taking up the time
of all those that consider reading it, it's worth putting some effort
into a good title. If it isn't, perhaps it's not worth posting?
- whughes 18y agoOn the other hand, title 'improvement' carries the risk of editorializing or missing out on important points. Using the author's original title at least ensures that you're in line with the author's intent. This is a pretty complex article which touches on a lot of different points regarding pg and public figures in general, and I don't know if a few words would adequately describe it.
- swombat 18y agoThat's actually a pretty damn good title, I reckon. It grabs attention and, hey, you're here, aren't you?
- ralph 18y agoIt's a crap title. A title shouldn't just grab attention; that's easy. I'm here today on this thread, but I haven't been on many others with similarly poor RSS appearance.