Comment on Poll: Do you find article title changes annoying?Comments−petercooper13yThe rules have been changed underneath us. Once upon a time, writing better titles was OK. The rule on the HN guidelines page was:You can make up a new title if you want, but if you put gratuitous editorial spin on it, the editors may rewrite it.Proof: http://web.archive.org/web/20120222184108/http://ycombinator...Now, oddly, that's gone and instead it's suggested you fix a few annoying things about titles but otherwise stick to the original, whether it's good or not.−ben0x53913yIt's always an awkward situation when a community's moderation and, well, community go out of sync.
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The rules have been changed underneath us. Once upon a time, writing better titles was OK. The rule on the HN guidelines page was:
You can make up a new title if you want, but if you put gratuitous editorial spin on it, the editors may rewrite it.
Proof: http://web.archive.org/web/20120222184108/http://ycombinator...
Now, oddly, that's gone and instead it's suggested you fix a few annoying things about titles but otherwise stick to the original, whether it's good or not.
It's always an awkward situation when a community's moderation and, well, community go out of sync.