by sarah180 7 years ago The "How" at the beginning of the title is important: this is clickbait without it.
jonas21 7 years ago When you submit a title that begins with "How", HN automatically removes the "How" -- ironically, as an attempt to avoid clickbait.
kfrzcode 7 years ago How is it clickbait rather than just a less than precise a description of the material? ghusbands 7 years ago As a headline, "Postgres Makes Transactions Atomic" would be read by many as being a new feature. Adding "How" removes that reading.
ghusbands 7 years ago As a headline, "Postgres Makes Transactions Atomic" would be read by many as being a new feature. Adding "How" removes that reading.
When you submit a title that begins with "How", HN automatically removes the "How" -- ironically, as an attempt to avoid clickbait.
How is it clickbait rather than just a less than precise a description of the material?
As a headline, "Postgres Makes Transactions Atomic" would be read by many as being a new feature. Adding "How" removes that reading.