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Why not just mention that on the submit page? I had no idea this was a rule. The submit page doesn't say anything about using the original title.

hamburglar 13y ago
Or fetch the title, pre-populate the submission form with it, and then upon submit, require a confirmation along the lines of "You've changed the title of this submission. Please note that in general, we want submissions to use the original article's title except in cases where it is necessary to edit, for e.g. reasons of clarification or space. We do not allow editorializing in titles, so if this title edit isn't good, your change will be reverted by a moderator and it will not reflect well on your karma score. Are you sure you want to submit with the edited title?"
- danmaz74 13y ago
  This would be IMHO the best solution UX wise.
pg 13y ago
That's a good idea.
- anigbrowl 13y ago
  If you're doing that, please also revisit the guideline about not posting with linkbait titles - because that's usually why I edit, and it's frustrating to replace a linkabity title with a more factual one only to see it reverted later.
  - hamburglar 13y ago
    At the risk of over-thinking, it might be useful to have a "rationale for edit" field that lets a submitter briefly make their case for changing the title ("orig title was linkbait" etc) to make moderators' jobs easier.
- protomyth 13y ago
  Is it possible to increase the title length, or add how many characters over the current title is. I keep copying submissions into a text editor to edit the title and it would probably easier for folks if the rejection form told how many characters needed to be deleted.
- mpweiher 13y ago
  Allow the title field to be blank, in which case the title is auto-fetched. (I just tried leaving the title blank and it barfed at me). If a custom title is submitted, require an explanation. Possibly display both the custom title and the original title.
- rpm4321 13y ago
  Hey pg, I've often wondered if something similar to this might help with the civility issue. I'm not thinking blink tag gaudy :) - but seeing an "unmissable" reminder message as you are typing your comment into the textarea would probably be helpful in curbing abuses.

hamburglar 13y ago

Or fetch the title, pre-populate the submission form with it, and then upon submit, require a confirmation along the lines of "You've changed the title of this submission. Please note that in general, we want submissions to use the original article's title except in cases where it is necessary to edit, for e.g. reasons of clarification or space. We do not allow editorializing in titles, so if this title edit isn't good, your change will be reverted by a moderator and it will not reflect well on your karma score. Are you sure you want to submit with the edited title?"

danmaz74 13y ago
This would be IMHO the best solution UX wise.

pg 13y ago

That's a good idea.

anigbrowl 13y ago
If you're doing that, please also revisit the guideline about not posting with linkbait titles - because that's usually why I edit, and it's frustrating to replace a linkabity title with a more factual one only to see it reverted later.
- hamburglar 13y ago
  At the risk of over-thinking, it might be useful to have a "rationale for edit" field that lets a submitter briefly make their case for changing the title ("orig title was linkbait" etc) to make moderators' jobs easier.
protomyth 13y ago
Is it possible to increase the title length, or add how many characters over the current title is. I keep copying submissions into a text editor to edit the title and it would probably easier for folks if the rejection form told how many characters needed to be deleted.
mpweiher 13y ago
Allow the title field to be blank, in which case the title is auto-fetched. (I just tried leaving the title blank and it barfed at me). If a custom title is submitted, require an explanation. Possibly display both the custom title and the original title.
rpm4321 13y ago
Hey pg, I've often wondered if something similar to this might help with the civility issue. I'm not thinking blink tag gaudy :) - but seeing an "unmissable" reminder message as you are typing your comment into the textarea would probably be helpful in curbing abuses.