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> See also the "don't linkbait; don't editorialize" rule in relation to titles

I was going to argue that the actual author of the post is allowed to put whatever title they want on their actual article, but the actual article is titled

> Jailbreaking RabbitOS (The Hard Way)

So... Yeah, actually this submission does seem to go against https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html -

> Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.



If it's a problem then I'll just edit the original article. The current title (on HN) is objective and accurate, and I received feedback that the original title buries the lede(s)


Given the situation, I'd recommend updating the article title, as it's definitely more interesting to someone who hasn't heard of RabbitOS!


I updated the article title in the end, but ironically the HN mods appear to have put it back to closer to the original (minus parenthetical).


Even if it’s not an issue, the title you chose now is simply more information dense as well. It’s all around better.

Thanks for the read :)


That seems sensible. Ignoring for a moment the HN guidelines, I agree that the new title is just a better description (I read it... either previously here or from lobsters, but yeah the actual content was good).




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