On: Hacker News Parody Thread (2013)

[timeon]

Since it was missing there I realized how am I overusing '[-]' instead of scrolling. Like Tarzan swing on vines.

(Also is this relavant or am I just piggy-backing your top comment?)

[jwilk → timeon]

Kinda relevant, because [-] doesn't work with JS disabled. :-P

[tempodox → jwilk]

It could, however, with CSS like this: https://iamkate.com/code/tree-views/

[jwilk → tempodox]

Discussed on HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33667270 (2 days ago, 68 comments)

[mariushn → tempodox]

I don't think Firefox or IE properly support it yet :P

[andreareina → timeon]

Have you heard about our lord and savior root|parent|prev|next ?

[mdp2021 → andreareina]

> our lord and savior root|parent|prev|next

You are welcome! My very small contribution to the system (I asked and "pushed" for it) - of course, Dang and/or his team implemented it. It is pleasant to read about it in such appreciative terms.

[andreareina → mdp2021]

Hey that's awesome! They work really, really well for the way I read HN. Thanks for suggesting this, and thanks to 'dang et al for the implementation!

[eternalban → mdp2021]

You've earned true universe karma points there. Thank you.

[starkd → timeon]

Wow. I just realized the [-] feature. This changes everything about HN!

[anon7725 → starkd]

And I just realized “root|parent|prev|next” despite being ride or die with [-]

[jason-phillips → starkd]

I call it the "minimize bullshit" feature. Reddit also has it.

[starkd → jason-phillips]

I might actually read more of the top level comments below the first one now.

[nicky0 → timeon]

In 10 years of reading hacker news I never thought to press the [-] until this moment.

[thatwasunusual → nicky0]

> In 10 years of reading hacker news I never thought to press the [-] until this moment.

I thought you had to click the [-]. How do I press the [-]?

[kergonath → thatwasunusual]

> I thought you had to click the [-].

I cannot click anything on my phone.

[jcpham2 → thatwasunusual]

I don’t understand if I should click or press [-] What does it do?

[_hyn3 → jcpham2]

Don't do it! If I understand it correctly, every time you use it, it takes away one of your valuable internet points.

[thatwasunusual → _hyn3]

A friend of mine did this too many times. He is in rehab now. His wife left him, his liberal left kids commited suicide etc. Harsh times.

[thatwasunusual → jcpham2]

How can you click OR press something?

[tomger → nicky0]

I always assumed [-] subtracted a point from that comment.

[RheingoldRiver → tomger]

[-] collapses the replies so that you can easily see what's next. On reddit the equivalent functionality is a button literally called "hide child comments."

But as another comment mentioned, you can click root | parent | prev | next to get navigated through the thread. Personally, I prefer the collapse, though, as having the top of my screen move without my direct control is a bit jarring, but there's more functionality from these buttons.

[turbonaut → tomger]

Doesn’t [-] set it to zero?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

[geoduck14 → tomger]

Important fact: The [-] does not remove a point. After you get 500 points, you earn the privilege of down voting, you will get a "down triangle" underneath the "up vote up triangle" that you can click on.

[hoosieree → nicky0]

Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/

[neonihil → timeon]

Most useful comment on the whole thread. Thanks for the tip about the [-].

[still_grokking → neonihil]

It can be even better. With a little bit more JavaScript.

https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news