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by rocketbop 1145 days ago
It is clickbaity because it gives a little information while teasing a bigger revelation if you click through.
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Which there was. Not only was her name used but the paper was largely plagiarized which could have all sorts of consequences. I'm not going to argue it's a great headline but it's the one on the article and the clickbait police could just chill sometimes.
> the clickbait police could just chill sometimes

I would personally prefer the clickbait police to be alert and vigilant in identifying and penalizing submissions that rely on sensationalized headlines to attract clicks and traffic.

So... "A professor found her name on an article she didn’t write, which was plagiarized"
>Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.