I noticed this with someones blog post and then a Slate article. Other than making people think its a new link, if its on the front-page, doesn't that mean it gained traction in its original form?
> I noticed this with someones blog post and then a Slate article. Other than making people think its a new link, if its on the front-page, doesn't that mean it gained traction in its original form?
This outcome might mean that the article won recognition before someone (a moderator or the original submitter) noticed an error that merits correction.
For example, yesterday, someone posted an article about "Stephan Wolfram" that ended up on the front page. That's not the man's name, which means text-based search won't find the submission, which means it's lost to Google and posterity. To me, regardless of what score the submission has, such as error merits correction.
Also, some titles are correctly seen as linkbait, a term that means misleading or sensationalist titles meant to appeal more to emotion than intellect. Those also deserve correction.
If I saw an error in a submission I had made, I would correct it even if it was riding high on the front page. In fact, I would take that as a good reason to fix things.
This outcome might mean that the article won recognition before someone (a moderator or the original submitter) noticed an error that merits correction.
For example, yesterday, someone posted an article about "Stephan Wolfram" that ended up on the front page. That's not the man's name, which means text-based search won't find the submission, which means it's lost to Google and posterity. To me, regardless of what score the submission has, such as error merits correction.
Also, some titles are correctly seen as linkbait, a term that means misleading or sensationalist titles meant to appeal more to emotion than intellect. Those also deserve correction.
If I saw an error in a submission I had made, I would correct it even if it was riding high on the front page. In fact, I would take that as a good reason to fix things.