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I don't understand why HN currently considers link submissions and text submissions to be mutually exclusive. Most of the problems with titles seem to stem from
by oakwhiz 13y ago
I don't understand why HN currently considers link submissions and text submissions to be mutually exclusive. Most of the problems with titles seem to stem from the title being overloaded to carry additional information. A text field for link submissions would relieve these problems by providing a proper place for additional information that the submitter would like to add.
- mooism2 13y agoFrom the FAQ: How do I make a link in a question? You can't. (This is to prevent people from using this method as a way of submitting a link, but with their comments in a privileged position at the top of the page. If you want to submit a link with comments, just submit it, then add a regular comment.)
- tptacek 13y agoHe just explained why. Article postings are community property. The first person to post an article wasn't intended to have a privilege to editorialize or summarize the article.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoYou can always post a comment on the article submitted which indicates the reasoning you had for submitting it. When you submit it you end up on the 'new' page with your submission on top, if its a duplicate you end up on the comment page for the original submission.
- jamesbritt 13y agoYou can always post a comment on the article submitted which indicates the reasoning you had for submitting it. Then every bland default post title requires a visit to the post page to read the extra detail. Not completely unreasonable, but not an good UX pattern either. Gives me an idea for a Greasemonkey script I'll never actually write: fetch the first comment for a post and make it visible when mousing over the title on the list of posted stories.