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Shutup.css — Hide Comments on Many Popular Websites
- gr366 17y agoWhat's really clever about this is that the stylesheet you download and use in your browser merely imports another stylesheet on stevenf's own site, so that additional CSS rules to hide comments can be added for the immediate benefit of everyone without them having to download updates.
- gnaritas 17y agoI'd hardly call an @import statement "really clever".
- gr366 17y agoOkay, not so much the use of the CSS @import rule as much as the mechanism used to deploy the rules. I haven't seen a lot of user installable stylesheets that "phone home." Seems like an under-utilized technique. UPDATED: Yes, I understand @import is used frequently on the web. My point being A) You don't see a lot of browser-installed stylesheets and B) the few that I've seen haven't made use of @import.
- gnaritas 17y agoIt's used all the time by many people. I use it to let affiliates skin their own sites on apps I host. Referencing a stylesheet on another server is hardly anything inventive.
- telemachos 17y agoNice comments: /* shutup.css * web - peanut gallery = bliss
- gr366 17y agoAnd to go full circle, has anyone checked to see if it works on Daring Fireball With Comments? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1097490 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1097490
- tcdent 17y agohttp://twitter.com/stevenf/status/8605087781 http://twitter.com/stevenf/status/8605087781
- rayboyd 17y agoI really do not get this. Sorry to state the obvious, but if comments are that annoying just don't read them, problem sorted.
- nsrivast 17y agoReading comments can be addictive.
- PStamatiou 17y agoI rather enjoy the comments on the blogs I read. Especially my own where often someone will bring up a correction, addition, etc and just in general add value to the post.
- ladyada 17y agoFor many (small) sites, having comments is a net good, but theres some sites out there that its like a plague. Think of it this way: I like to walk around the city. I do not like to walk on sidewalks that have piles of dog excrement and puddles of urine. Can I walk around it? (of course) Can I hold my nose? (sure) But, wouldn't it be nicer if it just wasnt there? :)
- scott_s 17y agoComments can take up significant vertical space. I hate going to a blog post and having no idea how long it is because there are pages of comments below it.
- jongraehl 17y agoDoes it work here?
- philwelch 17y agoYes.