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Ask HN: What would you change about HN if you could?

7 points by lainon 8y ago

unimpressive 8y ago
Add support for exporting your saved stories to the API. Right now I have to use a home made utility for it: https://github.com/JD-P/HackerNewsToJSON/ https://github.com/JD-P/HackerNewsToJSON/
ttonkytonk 8y ago
Allow account deletion.
- Raed667 8y ago
  What does that mean? Delete all posts and comments made by that account? That will get you a reddit style of threads: [deleted] [deleted] [deleted] Also many people are keeping copies of everything going on in HN via the API or scrapping, so that's probably pointless.
Rjevski 8y ago
Automatic proxying of links through Archive.is or similar service to bypass paywalls and other bullshit.
makecheck 8y ago
I do not want a “mobile interface” in the sense of hamburger menus, etc. but mobile should be a little better, such as: - Bigger up/down vote buttons or more spacing. - Better mobile rendering of preformatted comments (currently unreadable without tons of awkward scrolling). - Better navigation of extremely long comment threads. (Indentation alone is lost after awhile; vertical lines might help.)
perilunar 8y ago
- larger font-size, especially on mobile and tablets - cleaner markup (no tables!)
archagon 8y ago
A quote tag that doesn't break on mobile.
davchana 8y ago
API endpoint for all of my upvotes (might be after authentication or not)
- severine 8y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana
  - davchana 8y ago
    Sorry, I was not clear or specific; i am happy for above, but I wished the same for all of comments I upvoted too.
    - severine 8y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana&comments=t https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana&comments=t
      - davchana 8y ago
        Wow this is gold, thanks :)
taprun 8y ago
Notification when someone replies to a comment I made.
- grzm 8y ago
  Use 'dangrossman's http://www.hnreplies.com http://www.hnreplies.com
mrfusion 8y ago
The title field is hard to work on iPhone when submitting a story. If the text is longer than the box it’s hard to move around the title to edit it.
mrfusion 8y ago
I’d love to be able to only see new comments since I last viewed the thread. (On iPhone)
SubMachineGhost 8y ago
opening links, comment in an other tab.
taf2 8y ago
Exclude news sources. HN was really awesome before it started being exploited by clickbait news that I don’t mind but I can get via Reddit or consume directly. Content here that focuses on tech problems and neat solutions. Debate about standards but limited political stuff would be very cool Imo... kind like if I walked into a room of programmers and scientists and talked shop
- lainon 8y ago
  https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ is what you're looking for then

7 points by lainon 8y ago

Add support for exporting your saved stories to the API. Right now I have to use a home made utility for it: https://github.com/JD-P/HackerNewsToJSON/ https://github.com/JD-P/HackerNewsToJSON/

ttonkytonk 8y ago

Allow account deletion.

Raed667 8y ago
What does that mean? Delete all posts and comments made by that account? That will get you a reddit style of threads: [deleted] [deleted] [deleted] Also many people are keeping copies of everything going on in HN via the API or scrapping, so that's probably pointless.

Rjevski 8y ago

Automatic proxying of links through Archive.is or similar service to bypass paywalls and other bullshit.

makecheck 8y ago

I do not want a “mobile interface” in the sense of hamburger menus, etc. but mobile should be a little better, such as: - Bigger up/down vote buttons or more spacing. - Better mobile rendering of preformatted comments (currently unreadable without tons of awkward scrolling). - Better navigation of extremely long comment threads. (Indentation alone is lost after awhile; vertical lines might help.)

perilunar 8y ago

- larger font-size, especially on mobile and tablets - cleaner markup (no tables!)

archagon 8y ago

A quote tag that doesn't break on mobile.

davchana 8y ago

API endpoint for all of my upvotes (might be after authentication or not)

severine 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana
- davchana 8y ago
  Sorry, I was not clear or specific; i am happy for above, but I wished the same for all of comments I upvoted too.
  - severine 8y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana&comments=t https://news.ycombinator.com/upvoted?id=davchana&comments=t
    - davchana 8y ago
      Wow this is gold, thanks :)

taprun 8y ago

Notification when someone replies to a comment I made.

grzm 8y ago
Use 'dangrossman's http://www.hnreplies.com http://www.hnreplies.com

mrfusion 8y ago

The title field is hard to work on iPhone when submitting a story. If the text is longer than the box it’s hard to move around the title to edit it.

mrfusion 8y ago

I’d love to be able to only see new comments since I last viewed the thread. (On iPhone)

SubMachineGhost 8y ago

opening links, comment in an other tab.

taf2 8y ago

Exclude news sources. HN was really awesome before it started being exploited by clickbait news that I don’t mind but I can get via Reddit or consume directly. Content here that focuses on tech problems and neat solutions. Debate about standards but limited political stuff would be very cool Imo... kind like if I walked into a room of programmers and scientists and talked shop

lainon 8y ago
https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ is what you're looking for then