Ask HN: Any interest in an API for original HN submission titles?

2 pointsby ecaron13년 전2 comments

More and more I'm believing that editor adjustments of titles are dissuading conversation and interest. I'm considering throwing together a simple system that scans new submissions, retrieves/retains their titles and their destinations' titles. I'd offer this up in a REST API so anyone wanting to integrate a GreaseMonkey script or do their own study would be able to do so.

My question: If I built it, would anyone else use it? Or am I just whining in my own echo chamber?

2 comments

intellection13년 전

Insight from censored originals is thoughtworthy.

Likewise other sites share same problem, I asked http://www.quora.com/Editing-Questions-on-Quora/Could-showin... equally concerned we lose important info, by burning what real people wrote first.

toutouastro13년 전

I was thinking about something like that lately