It&#x27;s <i>not</i> fair game. The site guidelines specifically demand that submitters not do <i>this exact thing</i>; instead, you&#x27;re to use the article&#x27;s original headline, unless it&#x27;s misleading or linkbait.<p>People who submit stories don&#x27;t <i>own</i> the stories on HN; stories are community property. Being the first to submit a URL does not give someone special privileges to reframe the story for everyone else.<p>In this case, the reframing that was done was overtly dishonest, implying as it does that The Economist endorses this point of view, which it clearly does not.