Ask HN: Why title of hot news in Reddit is longer than that in Hacker News?

5 points by github-cat 8y ago ↗ HN

While reading hot tech news in www.pxlet.com, I find an interesting scenario where the title of hot news in Reddit is usually longer than that in Hacker News. Is this a coincidence? Or any reason behind it?

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PaulHoule 8y ago ↗

I think Hacker News has a shorter max length.

The HN staff also rewrites titles in cases where a title is perceived as too sensationalistic; even if the title in question is the original title of the article!