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0 pointsnerdjon2y ago0 comments

No...

Sorry but this is rewarding bad behavior by giving the article a click instead of pointing out how this is a bad headline.

We should not be excusing headlines like this by simple saying that the article has the answer.

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unethical_ban2y ago· 4 in thread

This comes up most times the register is posted. It's what they do. It's their style. It's humor.

nerdjonOP2y ago

My problem is less the article and more the response to just read the article.

While yes I have an issue with the article headline, the person I am responding to just saying "read the article" is just feeding into clickbait.

I really don't think we should be saying "it's their style" as a defense for bad clickbait headlines when we are actively spreading those headlines. Clickbait is a serious problem on the internet and here we are defending it? No... it deserves to be called out. I don't care how funny it is, they are not the onion.

Wordplay in headlines has been a common feature of some British newspapers and magazines for decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/13/guardian-200-m...

My English teacher has this on the wall of his classroom: https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/49730/

Brian_K_White2y ago

There is nothing wrong with the title. It IS their style, and their publication, and their right to write in whatever style they choose, including ones that are perfectly understood and appreciated by some people, even if you are not among them.

And it's one of the things I love about them.

stockerta2y ago

Then don't read it, jsut scroll over. And yes, you should read the Fing article before compaining about it. Thats basic stuff.

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