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> "Your choice is much less link-baity than the other submission. But it's still more link-baity than the real FT title." I find that the latter part of your s
by amirmc 13y ago
> "Your choice is much less link-baity than the other submission. But it's still more link-baity than the real FT title."
I find that the latter part of your statement unfair. Was the title different when you made this comment? You make it sound like the submitter editorialised whereas these are words from the sub heading i.e. still from the source - It's hardly 'kludged'. The real title is so bland it's almost useless.
Yes, I agree that HN sometimes has a problem with titles but I've no idea what the solution is.
- DanBC 13y agoThe real title is so bland as to be useless, and HN has a problem with people using very bland titles for their posts. This submitter has "kludged" the subheading to fit the 80 char limit. Because HN forces people to use 80 chars, and because article authors use stupid titles, this submitter had to use the sub-heading. But they couldn't use all the subheading, and thus they've pulled out the interesting bit. > I find that the latter part of your statement unfair. Yes. I'm not very good at expressing myself or making my point.