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Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by Rainymood »

avip wrote: post #2

There should be a submission guideline that disallows such useless titling.

You can downvote and flag the post, but the title of the submission is the same as the title of the article, so I see no problem. Unless of course the article is pure clickbait.

Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by avip »

Rainymood wrote: post #3
avip wrote: post #2

There should be a submission guideline that disallows such useless titling.

You can downvote and flag the post, but the title of the submission is the same as the title of the article, so I see no problem. Unless of course the article is pure clickbait.

I don't think it worth flagging, maybe some HN readers are interested in Langland's work? Just retitle it, prefix [note for clickbait-aversed: it's Langland]

Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by OJFord »

avip wrote: post #5
Rainymood wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can downvote and flag the post, but the title of the submission is the same as the title of the article, so I see no problem. Unless of course the article is pure clickbait.

I don't think it worth flagging, maybe some HN readers are interested in Langland's work? Just retitle it, prefix [note for clickbait-aversed: it's Langland]

I wouldn't do that, I'd just prefix `Langland: `, so the title remains as in the article, but a bit like a subtitle.

(I Would Also Remove Clickbait Case But Maybe That's Just Me!)

Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by coldtea »

garblegarble wrote: post #4

It's Robert Langlands[1], for anybody who doesn't want to give in to the clickbait title 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Langlands

We should stop abusing the term clickbait for everything and anything.

Journalists (and editors) used juicy titles since centuries, as part of the art of writing a piece, even when the piece was buried well inside a newspaper or magazine that you would have already bought to see it anyway...

"This is an article about Robert_Langlands the mathematician" doesn't strike as nice as a title.

This is a typical journalistic title, and not at all the same as the modern notion of clickbait (not to mention the article is a legit article, and not some clickbait listicle or similar BS).

Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by coldtea »

diegoperini wrote: post #6

I've heard of him and I'm just a regular everyday normal guy who codes for a living.

You'd be surprised how "regular everyday guys" haven't heard of him.

In fact I'd be surprised if most US citizens can even name the vice president of the US, even with all the hoopla around Trump's presidency...

Re: Robert Langlands: The Greatest Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Post by avip »

OJFord wrote: post #7
avip wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it worth flagging, maybe some HN readers are interested in Langland's work? Just retitle it, prefix [note for clickbait-aversed: it's Langland]

I wouldn't do that, I'd just prefix `Langland: `, so the title remains as in the article, but a bit like a subtitle. (I Would Also Remove Clickbait Case But Maybe That's Just Me!)

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