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HN title mangling strikes again. “How embryos shape their limbs” and “Embryos shape their limbs” are completely different titles for a discovery.
by mk12 4mo ago
HN title mangling strikes again. “How embryos shape their limbs” and “Embryos shape their limbs” are completely different titles for a discovery.
- drekipus 4mo agoHow is it different to the first line of the article? "Canadian scientists have made a significant advance in understanding the mechanisms that enable embryos to properly form their limbs"
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- canyp 4mo agoBecause the discovery is how, not whether.
- popalchemist 4mo agoThe mangled title removes the sense of a qualifier.
- tim333 4mo agoWhy do people do that? I've been on HN a while and have never figured how changing "How x" to "x" helps anything or complies with any guidelines or anything like that. The guidelines have an example specifically leaving a how in there: >we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," Any ideas?
- Doxin 4mo agoIt's automatic. If you post and the title gets mangled you can go back and edit the title and it won't get re-mangled, but you kinda have to be paying attention and be aware of that.