I agree with you dang, but the title is a bit vague. A random war reporter quitting isn't interesting. I clicked on the link to scan over it, and was surprised to see it was CJ Chivers, and ended up reading the entire article.
Maybe a better title would be "Why War Reporter CJ Chivers Had to Suddenly Stop"
but I suppose the name doesn't add anything if you don't think people will recognize his name.
Ok, we'll use your title. Thanks! I'd push back a bit here though:
> A random war reporter quitting isn't interesting.
An article about an unknown reporter might well be more interesting (in HN's sense) than an article about a famous one. That is a function of the article, not the fame of its subject.
Thanks for pushing back on that point. I realized that part was a mistake a couple hours after posting it. HN would be a lot less interesting if we only had articles from famous people/companies/etc.
(BTW, I appreciate the transparency and openness your posts bring to HN. I know that can't always be easy, but you're doing an awesome job.)
Maybe a better title would be "Why War Reporter CJ Chivers Had to Suddenly Stop"
but I suppose the name doesn't add anything if you don't think people will recognize his name.