I would go as far as to say that title changing by admin is lying to the users. Submitter decided on title, submitted with that title, and suddenly, 20 minutes later, the title is changed while submitter name stays the same. That created false impression that submitter said something what he didn't said.
Why stop at title, why not change comments also, if admins think they are not good enough for HN standards?
If title in bad, the article will be downvoted, or not upvoted enough. That's all regulation that is needed.
If you have to change the title, at least state clearly that the title is not written by the submitter, and leave original title available somewhere.
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I would go as far as to say that title changing by admin is lying to the users. Submitter decided on title, submitted with that title, and suddenly, 20 minutes later, the title is changed while submitter name stays the same. That created false impression that submitter said something what he didn't said.
Why stop at title, why not change comments also, if admins think they are not good enough for HN standards?
If title in bad, the article will be downvoted, or not upvoted enough. That's all regulation that is needed.
If you have to change the title, at least state clearly that the title is not written by the submitter, and leave original title available somewhere.