[Findings](/findings/index.md) / UX-020

# The best reader feature is buried under metadata and a long italic abstract

Open · medium severity · failure · newsroom.sgit.ai

## What we saw

On the lead article (about 8,000 words) a phone reader scrolls past a three-line breadcrumb, a byline with two version numbers, 12 tag pills and a 250-word italic abstract before reaching the "Five readers" block.

## Why it matters

The short version that would let a reader decide is found only by those who already decided to read.

## The fix

Title and standfirst; a byline that says how it was made, date and reading time; the short version in three or four sentences; reader views as one row; then the article. Tags and versions to the foot.

## The record

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **Status** | Open |
| **Severity** | Medium |
| **Kind** | Failure: works against the reader |
| **Product** | [newsroom.sgit.ai](/findings/?product=newsroom.sgit.ai), site |
| **Where** | <https://newsroom.sgit.ai/articles/hope-or-enforcement.html> |
| **Problems** | [Buried content](/findings/?problem=buried-content) |
| **Visibility** | [Obvious](/findings/?visibility=obvious): every reader sees it, every time they reach that point |
| **Recommendation** | [Show it up front](/findings/?recommendation=show-it-up-front): put the signal the reader decides by (length, author, short version, real numbers) where they look first |
| **Area** | [Article page](/findings/?area=article) |
| **Breaks** | [Say how long, and what kind, before the reader commits](/principles/index.md#length-before-commitment) |
| **Observed** | 2026-10-11, v0.6.4 |
| **Last checked** | 2026-10-11, v0.7.1 |
| **Source** | [Review: article page and feedback](/reviews/newsroom-2026-10-11.md#article-page-and-feedback) |
| **Prototype** | [Article & reader primitives](/lab/index.md#newsroom-proto-article), route `article/hope-or-enforcement`, in three directions |

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