> We think accepting Bitcoin is a positive move for your small business. While you may not get anyone paying in it now, it does come with other added benefits
The change of title clearly misrepresents author's message by picking a single fact without context. It doesn't matter if you agree with the author, the message conveyed in modified title is very different from what the article talks about. Don't like the message? Write your own blog post. But don't misrepresent others' intentions.
The actual title is link bait. On HN, people don't want to have to read through the whole article to reach a conclusion. In this case, it's perfectly valid to include the main point of the article - Bitcoin failed.
Do I sense another ulterior motive for you to force the title to change? I've definitely seen this behavior on Reddit.
It misrepresents the point of the actual author, the author focuses on everything other than the lack of transactions with crypto. The focus on the number was given by the submitter.
If the case is valid for the rule, motives or biases like mine, yours or anyone's are irrelevant.
I viewed it as a useful summary of the article, quoting from the article, not editorializing.