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4chan's comment system is awful. I still don't really understand how it works. It seems like they could improve the design and pipe in new comments as they arri
by studio625 14y ago
4chan's comment system is awful. I still don't really understand how it works. It seems like they could improve the design and pipe in new comments as they arrive, thus negating all the extra server load caused by browser extensions refreshing every second.
Of course, I have no experience dealing with ~1B page views/month.
- qwertyz 14y agoThe comment system is part of its charm, it comes from the japanese imageboards.
- jsavimbi 14y agoThe chaotic comment system IS the application. There's nothing else and that's what makes it so unique.
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- blhack 14y ago>4chan's comment system is awful. They better change it to be successful. Hacker newsers: don't get caught into this silly line of thinking. Remember myspace? Remember how many people wanted glittery text of their name?
- astrange 14y agoWhat kind of comment system do you want? I'd write something in detail but I really can't guess what your complaint would be. Unless you want recursive threading or tags.
- getsat 14y agoInstall the mentioned 4chanx extension. Hovering a quoted post ID will actually show the post, and you can also see/expand replies to a post in the top right.
- runn1ng 14y agoWhat's not to understand? It's so simplistic it can't be simplier. You just have a thread with no hierarchy (except for the opening post). You can "reply" on some post in some thread, but the "reply" is just marked by post ID. The 4chanX helps with this.