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> Oakland needs help, robbery and crime in general isn't going to drop until someone starts to care. This. Why have moderators changed the headline? Oakland
by yapcguy 13y ago
> Oakland needs help, robbery and crime in general isn't going to drop until someone starts to care.
This.
Why have moderators changed the headline?
Oakland is #1 for robberies in the country. People need to know this. To accept it for what it is.
Sweeping the discussion away with a politically correct headline is part of the problem.
- potatolicious 13y agoIt's standard HN policy (and elsewhere, I might add) to only use the actual headlines of linked articles. This prevents editorializing in the headline and undue steering of the ensuing conversation. The edited/new headline is the same as what's actually on the linked article. If you believe this headline is overly politically correct, take it up with the SF Chronicle. I sympathize somewhat, but keep in mind that these rules are common throughout online communities, and only exist because submission headlines became massive soapboxes.
- yapcguy 13y agoSometimes they don't use the actual headlines and come up with their own so the policy is not consistent. This story was on the front page and heading to the top, but now it's sinking fast. Well done moderators.
- marknutter 13y agoI've been noticing headlines change on HN more and more lately. It's very disorienting and kind of shakes my confidence in the content.