copy: reframe intro around asking a local "what year is it?"

bd3d5038bb399ffc07b5ccca555e6c3c4672077c · Pavel Safronov · 2026-06-17 00:01:24 -0700 · parents e6fe2bc72463

copy: reframe intro around asking a local "what year is it?"

Make the heading read as the question itself and replace the mechanical intro
(which also referenced a not-yet-built date picker) with the time-traveler
framing: you ask a local, and the answer depends on where — and who — you ask.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

 src/App.tsx | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 2cda57b..49d4c3f 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ function App() {
         <div>
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 16, marginTop: 16 }}>
                 <img src={calendar} alt="Calendar icon" style={{ width: 48, height: 48 }} />
-                <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>WhatYearIsIt</h1>
+                <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>What Year Is It?</h1>
             </div>
-            <p>Pick a spot on the map and a date to see what year it was there!</p>
+            <p style={{ maxWidth: 640 }}>
+                You&rsquo;re a time traveler who lands somewhere in history. You stop a local
+                and ask: <em>&ldquo;What year is it?&rdquo;</em> Their answer depends on where
+                you are &mdash; and who you ask. Pick a spot on the map to begin.
+            </p>
             {runtimeError != null && (
                 <div
                     role="alert"