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Tell HN: YouTube shipped a major redesign, broke its comments system

38 points by swyx 4y ago

they shipped a redesign to move comments to the RHS on desktop, but in the process seem to have broken them completely https://twitter.com/search?q=youtube%20comments&src=typed_query https://twitter.com/search?q=youtube%20comments&src=typed_qu... see also https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1625472/YouTube-comments-not-showing-bug-hits-Google-owned-site https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1625...

ksaj 4y ago
They still haven't fixed an issue where when you expand on a message thread in the bell menu, sometimes replies don't show up - just a couple inches of empty space between the "Hide <number> replies" link, and the comment below it. It sounds a bit similar to the above.
- ZonkedEdge 4y ago
- thomassmith65 4y ago
  The only fix for the Youtube comments system is for parent comments also no longer to appear.
cardiffspaceman 4y ago
For me comments are visible, I can make comments, and the comments are below the video. I have a 2560x1200 monitor, Firefox browser, Debian 10.
tacostakohashi 4y ago
That sounds like progress to me.
- more_corn 4y ago
  Agreed
mrkramer 4y ago
It is fixed now. Funny enough the redesign is just taking YouTube livestream UI and using it for regular YouTube comments.
is_true 4y ago
The worst for me is the description on the sidebar. Reading the description now is a pain in the ass.
- seydor 4y ago
  When the screen is narrow, the designer chose to just hide the date of the video. It's a major inconvenience
BizarroLand 4y ago
They also removed dates from many videos so that you can't always tell how relevant or topical a video is, and now when you're free browsing they will typically recommend similar videos from smaller channels to you in the list 3rd from the top. So far I haven't clicked any of those links but I suppose it's beneficial to get new channels, but at the same time I've already been suggested at least 2 channels that espouse right wing hate rhetoric so either my view history doesn't know my preferences or there's a lot of money to be made from those videos for Youtube and they're trying to wring every penny they can out of me.

38 points by swyx 4y ago

ksaj 4y ago

They still haven't fixed an issue where when you expand on a message thread in the bell menu, sometimes replies don't show up - just a couple inches of empty space between the "Hide <number> replies" link, and the comment below it. It sounds a bit similar to the above.

ZonkedEdge 4y ago
thomassmith65 4y ago
The only fix for the Youtube comments system is for parent comments also no longer to appear.

cardiffspaceman 4y ago

For me comments are visible, I can make comments, and the comments are below the video. I have a 2560x1200 monitor, Firefox browser, Debian 10.

tacostakohashi 4y ago

That sounds like progress to me.

more_corn 4y ago
Agreed

mrkramer 4y ago

It is fixed now. Funny enough the redesign is just taking YouTube livestream UI and using it for regular YouTube comments.

is_true 4y ago

The worst for me is the description on the sidebar. Reading the description now is a pain in the ass.

seydor 4y ago
When the screen is narrow, the designer chose to just hide the date of the video. It's a major inconvenience

BizarroLand 4y ago

They also removed dates from many videos so that you can't always tell how relevant or topical a video is, and now when you're free browsing they will typically recommend similar videos from smaller channels to you in the list 3rd from the top. So far I haven't clicked any of those links but I suppose it's beneficial to get new channels, but at the same time I've already been suggested at least 2 channels that espouse right wing hate rhetoric so either my view history doesn't know my preferences or there's a lot of money to be made from those videos for Youtube and they're trying to wring every penny they can out of me.