Ask HN Mods: Why Do You Completely Change What Users Submit?

Re:Ask HN Mods: Why Do You Completely Change What Users Submit? by benjamincburns on Saturday July 19, 2014 @09:46AM (#8057459)

I agree that mods changing submissions is a little like putting words in the original submitter's mouth, but if the practice is well known I don't think there's much harm in it.

Like I hinted at in the other thread, and as dang seems to confirm, it's an issue of purism vs pragmatism.

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Re:Ask HN Mods: Why Do You Completely Change What Users Submit? by S4M on Saturday July 19, 2014 @11:42AM (#8057761)

Then there should be a way to say:

    <a href={{new_link}}>new title</a> [changed from <a href={{old_link}}>old title</a>]

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Re:Ask HN Mods: Why Do You Completely Change What Users Submit? by mfisher87 on Saturday July 19, 2014 @12:35PM (#8057927)

I don't think the practice is well known. I've been on HN for a year or something, and have seen reference to the practice in comments a maximum of 5 times. And I think I tend to read pretty deeply.

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Re:Ask HN Mods: Why Do You Completely Change What Users Submit? by deft on Sunday July 20, 2014 @10:50PM (#8062292)

Since Dang has taken over as the main moderator and been more public about it, he's announced doing it more times than that.

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