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Inaccurate title. This is Uber for ONE limousine.


OK, we changed the title from "Show HN: Stretch - A parody of Uber (free limousine rides)".


This is the first time I've seen you change a Show HN title. For my Show HNs I spend a lot of time thinking and coming up with a title that I can stand behind. I may be extreme but if I were the poster of whose Show HN you changed the title I would rather have the post removed.


We change Show HN titles all the time, just like other titles. In this case the submitter emailed us and was fine with it.

Actually I copied the original title incorrectly above. The original title was "Show HN: Stretch – Uber for limousines (but it's free)", which provoked objections in the thread. When a title provokes objections like that, it can easily take over the discussion. That's one reason we change them.


It's not even Uber for ONE limousine. You can summon an Uber and it'll be outside your door in minutes.

Not this one :)


Sure it will. If it's already almost outside your door, then it will be outside your door in minutes. Otherwise, not so much.




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