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Missing from that list is everyone's favourite feature: Using code blocks as block quotes so as to make them almost unreadable on mobile. Especially when the
by ChrisSD 9y ago
Missing from that list is everyone's favourite feature:
Using code blocks as block quotes so as to make them almost unreadable on mobile. Especially when the post is already indented a few levels.
- Y_Y 9y agoUsing code blocks as block c What's wrong with that?
- Jtsummers 9y agoThe default styling results in it having too narrow a view so it requires a lot of side scrolling on mobile devices. It gets really annoying for block quoted text past 80-90 characters.
- Y_Y 9y agoI'm on android Firefox at the moment and I can confirm that it becomes problematic after about thirty characters. That's what I meant by my previous post.
- kbenson 9y agoUnofficial HN community guide: Short comments meant to be viewed as sarcasm end up being interpreted incorrectly often when used in a serious forum. A short clarifying rider sentence explaining your real opinion often helps. That may ruin the joke, but if your comment was just to make a joke, it probably wasn't strong enough reason to comment anyway (for additional info on jokes, see the section entitled How to make a joke and not get downvoted). Addendum: Poe's law is alive and well. (The above is of course my take, and other people will follow their own best practices)
- MaulingMonkey 9y agoSarcasm marks (e.g. "/s") are another option, although I was able to get it without the annotation.
- TuringTest 9y agoNot to mention that, on some mobile browsers, it doesn't scroll at all - it drops all the content after the place where it should reflow.
- nugi 9y agoYup, mine cuts off hard, with no scroll option. Of course, I am the typical HN'er who runs with JS disabled. So perhaps that is a factor.
- gkya 9y agoGuess that was a joke.
- misnome 9y agoThe funny thing about this, is that on portrait on my phone even this deliberately shortened version is cut off.