Could software and voting solve the problem rather than moderators?
Initial title as set by first submitter. If there are multiple submissions an "Other titles" link appears on the comments page otherwise there should be a "Suggest title" link. On the suggest/other titles page it should be possible to suggest titles, vote on them and possibly even discuss them. The highest voted title (possibly needing n more votes than the current one) would appear as the main title.
This would keep the title the property of the community and allow it to reflect the views of those who have read the article rather than requiring moderator time.
Initial title as set by first submitter. If there are multiple submissions an "Other titles" link appears on the comments page otherwise there should be a "Suggest title" link. On the suggest/other titles page it should be possible to suggest titles, vote on them and possibly even discuss them. The highest voted title (possibly needing n more votes than the current one) would appear as the main title.
This would keep the title the property of the community and allow it to reflect the views of those who have read the article rather than requiring moderator time.