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This is against the guidelines :

> Please don't do things to make titles stand out,

> Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize


Sometimes people color outside the lines.

Though I'm certain the hall monitors of HN have already reported this egregious violation, demanding swift action on a Sunday morning.

The rest of us just keep reading. Live and let live.


You can live and let live while also politely pointing out that the title is annoying and cumbersome in its current form, and consequently against the guidelines.


Some headlines absolutely must be ''editorialized'' to give context and clarity to HN readers. To wit:

https://www.alamy.com/woman-has-baby-satirical-magazine-priv...

The guidelines are sturdy enough while also being elastic as needed. Live and let live.


“… please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize“ — from the HN guidelines. The guidelines are what keeps HN from becoming … something else.


The title in it's current form tries to influence that opinion.


This isn't even a title though. It'a a comment by OP. I can't even find the source for the claim that "one company basically owns every font." The title is "Where do fonts come from? This one business, mostly" but it does not make clear who actually owns the fonts on myfonts.com. I suspect that the creator retains the copyright, but the article does not say so. From the monotype website[0] it seems I'm correct. So not only is the title editorialized, it is wrong or at least misleading.

[0]https://foundrysupport.monotype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048...




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