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Yep. I could be wrong here, but I thought that HN had a policy where the titles used are taken verbatim from the page being linked to, unless they're so completely terrible that an alternative title is needed. If the HN title doesn't come from the site, then my apologies to the authors for harping about this.

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> I thought that HN had a policy where the titles used are taken verbatim from the page being linked to, unless they're so completely terrible that an alternative title is needed.

It seems that's the intent expressed in the HN Guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html):

"Please don't do things to make titles stand out, like using uppercase or exclamation points, or adding a parenthetical remark saying how great an article is. It's implicit in submitting something that you think it's important. ... Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait."

>>> hyperbolic titles like the one used here hurt their credibility unnecessarily.

>> That text does not appear on the website

> I could be wrong here

RTFA.

I'm sorry, but I don't want to live in a world where people shouldn't feel welcome to admit when they're wrong. You are part of the problem, I hope that makes you feel like a winner.

Agreed, but I could do without the last two sentences.

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