const boringPeople = [/* omitted */] Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.hnuser')) .filter(elem => boringPeople.some(person => elem.textContent

const boringPeople = [/* omitted */] Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.hnuser')) .filter(elem => boringPeople.some(person => elem.textContent === person)) .map(elem => elem.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement) .forEach(elem => elem.remove()) This worked to block the actual comment but not the whole thread.