Though it's more like the verbatim title is preferred except when it isn't and there's a good chance an editor will change it to the verbatim title, or something worse, or maybe better and an equally good chance people will complain and it'll be changed [back].
I've always said we should have the verbatim title and an editorialised one and let people choose in config which one[s] they want.
"... please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait."
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html