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Why We Spiral

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318 points gmays | 2 comments | 14 Sep 25 14:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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teddyh ◴[14 Sep 25 15:55 UTC] No.45240782[source]▶
Original title: “Why We Spiral”; mangled by HN to the incomprehensible “We Spiral”.
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1. airstrike ◴[14 Sep 25 16:25 UTC] No.45241094[source]▶
FYI HN does edit out the "Why", but OP can go in and modify the title after submitting.
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2. daveguy ◴[14 Sep 25 17:08 UTC] No.45241419[source]▶
Maybe HN needs an "if num_words > 3" before the "delete leading Why". Or maybe an "if char_count > CHAR_LIMIT" before the "delete leading Why".

Or just don't. What a near guaranteed way to mangle the meaning of a title.