[jchw]

Yeah, Hacker News does that. I've heard you can simply edit the title after submitting to fix Hacker News' "fixes" but I've not submitted enough things to give it a try.

[dcminter]

This is correct (I've done it a few times). I think there's an edit window though and at 8 hours we're well outside that.

The other option (e.g. when it's not your submission) is to email the mods, which I've just done, and they will fix it up if appropriate.