Writing headlines in django

When you're filing stories to django, please do your best to write a real headline. Here's why:

The headline becomes the django ID, which is part of the URL for that story. If two people write the same headline on the same day, like "heady goes herey," then we're all trying to save the same story under the same filename, essentially.

While there are safeguards in place to prevent us from actually losing data, it can result in a misdirected story. For instance, I clicked on a story tonight and ended up with something different than I clicked on.

And if you're absolutely rushed and don't have time to craft a headline, paste the slug into the headline field.

Another reason to go with the slug or a real headline: The django ID is part of the URL. So if you say something like "my stupid headline here," that becomes part of the URL.

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