The fact that the mods humor you doesn't make it not white noise, and in fact it makes them part of the problem since it encourages it.
It is incredibly tedious to see people arguing about titles on every single topic instead of actual discussion. On some topics with less discussion it is literally the entirety of the discussion.
Are you saying that having clear and accurate titles for submissions has zero value? I think most of HN (and even the official guidelines here) would disagree very strongly.
