Not only is that headline's grammar exceptional(ly bad), for a moment I thought the developer of Control was named Alan Wake. Like, how did they manage to butcher that so badly?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

No, it doesn't say "Control developer Alan Wake ..."

[–] thisisdee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If that’s what they meant, there would have been a comma after “Control developer” I believe.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

This is not the place for commas. This calls for a slash.

Alan Wake / Control developer agrees

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a perfectly normal headline composition.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't mean it's good.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Sure, but "good" is subjective. I had no confusion from the headline and like that it was direct and to the point.

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can tell you weren't on newspaper staff

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

News headlines aren't limited by space on physical paper anymore. If your headline is confusing because of traditions based on outdated limitations it's not a good headline imo.