You didn't search all that well -- the last related thread was from Nov 3 of last year:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd6forum.nsf/0/ec4840e2b7d3bf6085256dd3005290e7?OpenDocument
The answer is no -- the function was added as a usability measure (and was likely mandated at some level). There's likely a better argument against markup in a "display using HTML" view column than there is for removing the title.