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Comment by colanderman | Hacker News Reader

Wtf? "Better Out Than In" is a stupid title. Please restore the original title, "Banksy sells original artwork for $60; valued at $750k". It's meaningful.

/me wishes mod edits were logged with their username so they can be held accountable for stupid title edits like this.

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I logged in just to upvote this sentiment. The original title was very clear. It let me decide whether or not I was interested.

The new title makes no sense. I'd be highly likely to simply pass over it.

Its more link-baity this way. Instead of knowing what the article is about before clicking on it, you are now forced to waste an extra 10 seconds.

explanation for the overzealous mods: better out than in is the title of banksy's residency in new york, not of this specific piece. you've changed an accurate title to an inaccurate one.

Thanks for pointing that out. If the mods had used the post title, this link would be:

"Central Park"

Which is worse than useless.

A better title perhaps: "Banksy - Central Park"

You are the product. You get no say in your treatment here. Have a nice day and remember to Go+1 FaceLike ShareSpew us at every available opportunity.

This is just flatly untrue here, and arguable on other networks. I get tired of the idea that each single individual is owed direct say in the features and behaviors of networks on the Internet. I think it's the same sentiment that makes users trash apps that are crashing ONLY for them, even when the owners of said apps reach out to explain the problem.

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