The logic is to prevent sensational titles. By forcing the title to be the page'...

scintill76 · on Aug 18, 2015

So instead, authors of the article can target any audience with snappy, BuzzFeed-like headings, and the HN poster can either copy it or rewrite it, and they'll get complaints either way...

moe · on Aug 18, 2015

It also eliminates the posters ability to provide the hn audience with a useful title.

I very much prefer a "snappy, BuzzFeed-like" heading that tells me what the article is about over a meaningless phrase without context.

mindcrime · on Aug 18, 2015

The logic is to prevent sensational titles.

I think we all understand that. I think we also all understand that there are times when blind adherence to that rule is bloody stupid.