Actually, it wasn't editorialized at all and was submitted exactly verbatim. I saw the full title on HN minutes after it was submitted, which for some reason now has been chopped. Guessing not by the submitter, because it also happened on the Apple "assassins" headline from someone else around the same time (submitted full, edited down). Nobody has noticed in that thread yet.
Both edits alter the tone. The other one is altered dramatically, this one less so.
I can recall dozens of instances of this happening, for what it's worth. It's just another one of those HN guidelines to shrug about and struggle to explain, and enough people have asked for transparency on this over the years that you'll probably never see it.
Both edits alter the tone. The other one is altered dramatically, this one less so.
I can recall dozens of instances of this happening, for what it's worth. It's just another one of those HN guidelines to shrug about and struggle to explain, and enough people have asked for transparency on this over the years that you'll probably never see it.