First, I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s linkbait. I see plenty of linkbait on HN, but that is not. That is framing it from an individual&#x27;s perspective, and it is an opinion piece on configuration. You&#x27;re just reading the words without understanding the actual meaning behind them, and what that conveys to the reader when they look at a HN link.<p>This is what linkbait looks like: watch what these this kid can do with a keyboard! &#x2F; 10 tips for a slimmer you! (you wont believe number 3!) &#x2F; I saved $3000 a month on hosting with this one trick<p>Yes, I want you to be editing linkbait titles so they are actually descriptive and helpful to users. I am grateful for that thankless service. But this isn&#x27;t linkbait. and another post you edited wasn&#x27;t either. And it&#x27;s REALLY annoying because in both cases it totally changed the meaning.<p>here is what I would suggest:<p>1) make it clear in the guidelines what linkbait is. I think that is not established.<p>2) make it clear when a title has been edited in the UI<p>3) when a title differs from it&#x27;s original, cite the original, and explain the reason for the change.<p>4) only change it if you can really do a better job than the original title; or if someone else suggests something better. (better being: more descriptive of the contents). Err on the side of leaving it alone.