<i>I am sorry to say this contributes to the feeling that the HN rule about titles is entirely arbitrary.</i><p>It isn&#x27;t, really. Editorialized titles tilt the balance in an opinionated way.<p><i>Most of the time the rule seems stupidly rigid and inflexible.</i><p>For more detail, see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10877460" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10877460</a>.<p>Or, you can write a blog post commenting on that story, and post the blog entry to HN.