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1. huurtehoog · 1789575795 · focus · HN ↗

   Title is editorialized. Original: "This code is CRAP" referring to code in review as Change Risk Anti Pattern.

   Also, (2011)

   1. GranPC · 1789576462 · focus · HN ↗

      I believe the "This" might have gotten swallowed by HN's title normalizer.

      1. badc0ffee · 1789576858 · focus · HN ↗

         This title normalizer is crap.

         1. GranPC · 1789577118 · focus · HN ↗

            In its (admittedly weak) defense, if the submitter edits the title back during the few-minute window after submitting where this is possible, the normalizer does not kick back in. But it is a bit opaque, in the sense that the poster needs to: realize that the title has been changed; know that they can edit the title (but not too slow!); and know that it won't be filtered through again.

            I have no idea what the website would look like without it, but I have a feeling it does more good than harm.

            1. Jtsummers · 1789578733 · focus · HN ↗

               You get an hour or so to edit the title. There is ample time to fix it if the auto-edits mangle it. The submitter just has to look at the submission after hitting submit one time to see if there was a problem.

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