Ask HN:why do titles get changed?

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It seems that the title of HN posts get changed to the website title after a post gets reasonably popular. This often loses the point the poster wants to make (for instance today with the Manchester website). Why is this? If it's automatic, shouldn't it be turned off?

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Titles should not editorialize.

But they should give context, which is often

a) purpose for posting (ie 'I like the design of this site', or whatever), or

b) context that is inherent in the article but not obvious as a submission (ie the topic of a blog).

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