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Nobody really cares about UI as long as the moderation (and => content) is amazing.
by aristofun 4y ago
Nobody really cares about UI as long as the moderation (and => content) is amazing.
- johannes1234321 4y agopeople do care. However HN's interface has qhite a few qualities: - it is fast! Fast UI is inportant for people nkt bring annkyed. - it only uses a small set of "dynamic" features, like when upvoting, it does what is needed to show the change but not more - the interface is not in the way, not overloaded, ... It isn't great on mobile, but way better than many sites who try to grab your attention all the time
- aristofun 4y agoNope. Most people don’t. People often _declare_ they care. But rarely support it with money or actions. Would you join some random forum just for the great UX? I guess not. Would you leave HN if design became worse? I don’t believe you would. my first impression of HN was “are you serious?! Back to 90s??” But I got used to it and it’s fine now.
- wmil 4y agoIf HN had a UI like phpBB I wouldn't use it.
- winternett 4y agoPhpbb's UI can be modified... People do it all the time like me on my own "blog" http://circuitbored.com/ http://circuitbored.com/ You just have to be super careful when updating to not overwrite your style changes... hah.
- aristofun 4y agoIf it were true you would never know the difference => your comment proves/refutes nothing
- UncleMeat 4y agoI care. A bunch of the links and buttons are small, especially on mobile. Contrast is low, especially for downvoted comments. Opening a new page to comment makes it a bit annoying to return back to a comment chain you were reading.