What a Philippine court ruling means for
transgenic Golden Rice, once hailed as a
dietary breakthrough
My comment was an appeal to just copy the actual link title. Perhaps people who did not click through and see the actual title are downvoting for some strange reason.
The quoted title should be as close to the original as possible, within the HN title size limit, and should certainly copy correctly spelled words.
It's probably because it's a pedantipoint, more than anything else. The more important thing is the title is rewritten badly not just in spelling and grammar (a court can ban the cultivation or growing of something, not its 'growth') but in meaning (court revoked a previously granted license). But either way, if you think the title needs fixing, just email hn@ycombinator.com and the mods will likely sort it out.