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I'm getting really tired of the "website sucks on mobile" comments. Yes, a lot of sites are not optimized for mobile devices. That doesn't mean I want to read

I'm getting really tired of the "website sucks on mobile" comments. Yes, a lot of sites are not optimized for mobile devices. That doesn't mean I want to read a rant about it on every 3rd article.

realPubkey 9y ago
I'm with him/her. This website makes me angry and the HN-comments are the only way to express these feelings.
julianj 9y ago
I understand your point and would agree in most cases. I am usually pretty forgiving of mobile popups, etc. However, in this case I gave up before even making it to the real article. I felt like I was in a loop of modals that wouldn't relent until I subscribed. Give it a shot and let me know if I am wrong.
moron4hire 9y ago
If people don't complain, developers won't know they need to fix their shit. Push the pain back on bad devs.
- mysterydip 9y ago
  That assumes the devs read here, no?
  - fiblye 9y ago
    You'd be surprised how many devs do. And if it's not specifically the web devs for this site lurking, discouraging others from following the same path isn't bad. I personally got two screen-filling pop ups on this site, the second of which was a survey before I was even able to browse. If anyone out there is considering doing this on your site, consider that I added this site to my growing list of filters and will never visit it again.
- Bakary 9y ago
  This assumes they want to fix the issue, or have a credible incentive to do so.
  - roryisok 9y ago
    Exactly, this could well be by design
BoorishBears 9y ago
You know what? It's usually me thinking this about that kind of comment, but this one really is that bad. It's not that it's not optimized for mobile, it's like the site was optimized against mobile.
- roryisok 9y ago
  I couldn't have put it better. It's as if they're degrading the experience so you'll use some proprietary app. If I'd been prompted to visit the play store it would not have been a surprise

I'm getting really tired of the "website sucks on mobile" comments. Yes, a lot of sites are not optimized for mobile devices. That doesn't mean I want to read a rant about it on every 3rd article.

realPubkey 9y ago

I'm with him/her. This website makes me angry and the HN-comments are the only way to express these feelings.

julianj 9y ago

I understand your point and would agree in most cases. I am usually pretty forgiving of mobile popups, etc. However, in this case I gave up before even making it to the real article. I felt like I was in a loop of modals that wouldn't relent until I subscribed. Give it a shot and let me know if I am wrong.

moron4hire 9y ago

If people don't complain, developers won't know they need to fix their shit. Push the pain back on bad devs.

mysterydip 9y ago
That assumes the devs read here, no?
- fiblye 9y ago
  You'd be surprised how many devs do. And if it's not specifically the web devs for this site lurking, discouraging others from following the same path isn't bad. I personally got two screen-filling pop ups on this site, the second of which was a survey before I was even able to browse. If anyone out there is considering doing this on your site, consider that I added this site to my growing list of filters and will never visit it again.
Bakary 9y ago
This assumes they want to fix the issue, or have a credible incentive to do so.
- roryisok 9y ago
  Exactly, this could well be by design

BoorishBears 9y ago

You know what? It's usually me thinking this about that kind of comment, but this one really is that bad. It's not that it's not optimized for mobile, it's like the site was optimized against mobile.

roryisok 9y ago
I couldn't have put it better. It's as if they're degrading the experience so you'll use some proprietary app. If I'd been prompted to visit the play store it would not have been a surprise