1. To keep the site clean (no spelling mistakes, gratuitously long titles, SHOUTING!!!, etc.)
2. To keep titles fairly neutral. People have a right to say what they want in comments, but because a story can only be submitted once, if we didn't edit submission titles, the first submitter could put whatever spin on the story, and all readers would have to read it as that.
1. To keep the site clean (no spelling mistakes, gratuitously long titles, SHOUTING!!!, etc.)
2. To keep titles fairly neutral. People have a right to say what they want in comments, but because a story can only be submitted once, if we didn't edit submission titles, the first submitter could put whatever spin on the story, and all readers would have to read it as that.