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Once again, some admin has changed the title from better to worse---it was "How I met a serial killer when I was a marine", which is considerably more descripti
by blahedo 13y ago
Once again, some admin has changed the title from better to worse---it was "How I met a serial killer when I was a marine", which is considerably more descriptive.
- marknutter 13y agoSeriously, why are admins doing this?
- scott_karana 13y agoMight even be algorithmic...
- alphakappa 13y agoI agree. It makes sense to use the original title so that people don't editorialize. However, it may be the case that the site uses a vague title for artistic reasons. What benefit do we get by using that cryptic title instead of a descriptive one (as long as it doesn't editorialize)?
- lnanek2 13y agoAgreed. I saw the old title and liked it better.
- vnchr 13y agoConsidering there is frequently space-related articles here, it is particularly misleading.
- noarchy 13y agoI have to concur. I clicked on this article wondering if there was some sort of new discovery in astronomy. Still an interesting read, but the old headline was much more appropriate.
- simonebrunozzi 13y agoBah. Disappointing. No reason to change the title.
- bargl 13y agoI agree, but I think there was a reason. The name of the linked article is "Center Of The Universe". Not sure why they want the two titles to match but they do now.
- lobo_tuerto 13y agoYeah, the other title was WAY better. Could it be that this is done by an automated script? :/
- o0-0o 13y agoVote up if you thought you were going to read a science article!
- philwelch 13y agoIt's also clear from the comments that the person submitting this is the actual author. Ridiculous.
- hanley 13y agoIs that not allowed? People post their own articles and blog posts here all the time.
- Zircom 13y agoHe means that out off all people, you would think the author of the article in question would know best what to title his submission.
- pudakai 13y agoYeah, I thought what I titled it was clear and informative and as author of the article, the Orange Coast title was literary rather than descriptive. FWIW, I originally titled this "The Crack Of A Twig" and we were rolling w/that title, but at the last minute, the editors at OC Mag asked if they could change it. I'm not a pro writer by any means, and going through the process of editing a feature article w/a print mag was pretty interesting.
- philwelch 13y agoYup.
- unimpressive 13y agoDoes anybody keep a log of all the title changes HN makes?
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- saraid216 13y agoIronically, on HN, that kind of title will get people interested in cosmology to click and they'll start out irritated at the misleading title.
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