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Re:Don’t Trust Facebook with Your Love Life by T3OU-736 on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:32AM (#20894260)
Is asking for an [editorial] to be included in the title, similar to how we tend to ask for "year published" data unreasonable?
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Re:Don’t Trust Facebook with Your Love Life by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:36AM (#20894270)
That's a good point. The linked page even has Opinion prior to the title.

Would it be reasonable to assume the title Don't Trust Facebook with Your Love Life could possibly only be opinion? Would a reasonable person expect to see data-driven research after clicking through?

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Re:Don’t Trust Facebook with Your Love Life by mieseratte on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:06PM (#20906513)
> The linked page even has Opinion prior to the title.

Yes, in a font smaller than and above the title that is very light against the background and reasonably easy to miss.

> Would it be reasonable to assume the title Don't Trust Facebook with Your Love Life could possibly only be opinion? Would a reasonable person expect to see data-driven research after clicking through?

Perhaps it's a clickbait title with real substance, or perhaps a great research piece. The only way to know is to read it.

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Re:Don’t Trust Facebook with Your Love Life by mieseratte on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:04PM (#20906503)
That would be, IMHO, a great addition!
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