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When I posted it, I had complete title like the author had it viz with Heart Disease, CAD and Diabetes. Someone edited it to shorten it. I can't tell who/when/w
by soham 11y ago
When I posted it, I had complete title like the author had it viz with Heart Disease, CAD and Diabetes. Someone edited it to shorten it. I can't tell who/when/why, and I can't edit it again.
- dang 11y agoThe actual complete title doesn't fit in HN's 80 char limit. The submitted title ("Why Young,Slim,Vegetarian,Non-Smoking Indians Get Heart Attacks, CAD and Diabetes") was obscurely abbreviated, plus changed the wording. We reverted to something closer to the original that is more readable. I don't see how it's misleading, but we can change it again if anyone suggests a better title.
- soham 11y agoI think it is important to have both the word "why" and the specificity of Heart Attacks, CAD and Diabetes in there. "why" because otherwise it feels like an assertion, instead of reasoning. Second, it reflects specific types of heart diseases (Attacks and CAD), PLUS diabetes, which is not a heart disease.
- dang 11y agoWe specifically took out the word "Why" because (a) it's a standard link-bait trick and (b) it's misleading—they don't know why. "Heart disease" is surely a legit way to refer to coronary artery disease and heart attacks. I can't figure out a way to fit "diabetes" in the title while keeping it accurate and readable. Maybe someone else can. I'm going to detach this subthread and mark it off-topic now.