Hi everyone,

A constant complaint we've had is the sensationalism of headlines, we've discussed the issue, and we're going to start enforcing some new rules for headlines. In addition to the existing rules, we're adding these.

Headlines may not:

• ask a question (anything with a '?') Linked articles which have a question in the title should be re-written to describe the content of the paper in keeping with our existing rules against editorializing and sensationalizing.

• make claims of resolving a long standing issue/cure/mystery.

• use an exclamation point.

• makes general statements about large groups (e.g. "men don't trust women", "Doctors hate him") The headline should indicate the group that the finding applies to.

• have a list mentioned. (e.g. top 10 things you must read)

• makes reference to the thoughts or feelings of the reader. (e.g. "You'll never expect this")

• contain the word "[Video]" or related terms (since we don't allow videos, linking to a page that contains a video is not allowed.)

All Submission must have flair assigned

The mods have been assigning appropriate flair to unflaired submissions, but we are no longer going to do this. Unflaired submissions will be removed. There will be 5 minutes of time to flair a post, after which it will be subject to removal, with notification.

If you have additional thoughts on how to make more specific headline rules or add rules, we'd like to hear them. We will be testing things out and we may make changes as needed.

Thanks!