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Yet another example of how HN's automated title modification screws things up

• caydenm 3y ago
  I thought I messed it up! I had no idea this was a thing.
  • dang 3y ago
    You can always edit it after the fact.
    • dredmorbius 3y ago
      Explicit feedback to the submitter that a submission title (or URL) is being modified (e.g., URL canonicalisation, denumeralisation, de-howification) might help ameliorate this issue. It's bad enough trying to proof my own comments what with being navigated away from that comment (I've a few recent typos caught well outside edit windows which nag on me as I type). Changing submitter's content without notice is ... less than optimal. I'll note that certain edit features (e.g., year edits) do involve a confirmation, which has in fact proved useful.