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PS. Link to the scans: https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/ https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/

by billpg 1y ago

Daneel_ 1y ago
Unfortunately those don't contain the specific issues the OP mentioned.
- js2 1y ago
  You're replying to OP. :) The link is in reference to "I found scans of his section on archive.org, including the issue where he announces the contest, but I couldn't find my particular contribution".
  - eterm 1y ago
    I've always wondered why HN doesn't have an OP indicator. A blue name ( similar to the green name for new accounts ) or an asterisk, just something subtle, would do. Perhaps they don't want to mark out the OP as "special" to the resulting conversation, but it would help make the situation here clearer.
    - rrr_oh_man 1y ago
      Tampermonkey to the rescue!
      - jorvi 1y ago
        Quick slaptogether. I'm decidedly mediocre at web so if anyone has improvements, please post them :) // ==UserScript== // @name HN OP highlight // @version 0.1 // @description Find OP username and change username color to blue // @match https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=* // @grant none // @run-at document-end // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; // get OP 'userid' from class 'hnuser' in post subtext const opUsername = document.querySelector('span.subline a.hnuser')?.getAttribute('href'); // Match other instances of same 'userid' in 'hnuser' class elsewhere in page if (opUsername) { const opHighlight = document.createElement('style'); opHighlight.textContent = ` /* Post header username */ span.subline a.hnuser[href="${opUsername}"], /* Comment header username */ span.comhead a.hnuser[href="${opUsername}"] { color: #2749F5 !important; } `; document.head.appendChild(opHighlight); } })();
        gabrielsroka 1y ago
        https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35076225 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35076225
    - maxbond 1y ago
      A good compromise would be only marking their top-level comments. And/or doing this only for Show/Ask/Tell threads. I'm sending this thread to the admins as a feature request.

PS. Link to the scans: https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/ https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/

by billpg 1y ago

PS. Link to the scans: https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/ https://archive.org/details/wpw-1991-1992-1993/WPW-1991-01/

Daneel_ 1y ago

Unfortunately those don't contain the specific issues the OP mentioned.

js2 1y ago
You're replying to OP. :) The link is in reference to "I found scans of his section on archive.org, including the issue where he announces the contest, but I couldn't find my particular contribution".
- eterm 1y ago
  I've always wondered why HN doesn't have an OP indicator. A blue name ( similar to the green name for new accounts ) or an asterisk, just something subtle, would do. Perhaps they don't want to mark out the OP as "special" to the resulting conversation, but it would help make the situation here clearer.
  - rrr_oh_man 1y ago
    Tampermonkey to the rescue!
    - jorvi 1y ago
      Quick slaptogether. I'm decidedly mediocre at web so if anyone has improvements, please post them :) // ==UserScript== // @name HN OP highlight // @version 0.1 // @description Find OP username and change username color to blue // @match https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=* // @grant none // @run-at document-end // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; // get OP 'userid' from class 'hnuser' in post subtext const opUsername = document.querySelector('span.subline a.hnuser')?.getAttribute('href'); // Match other instances of same 'userid' in 'hnuser' class elsewhere in page if (opUsername) { const opHighlight = document.createElement('style'); opHighlight.textContent = ` /* Post header username */ span.subline a.hnuser[href="${opUsername}"], /* Comment header username */ span.comhead a.hnuser[href="${opUsername}"] { color: #2749F5 !important; } `; document.head.appendChild(opHighlight); } })();
      - gabrielsroka 1y ago
        https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35076225 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35076225
  - maxbond 1y ago
    A good compromise would be only marking their top-level comments. And/or doing this only for Show/Ask/Tell threads. I'm sending this thread to the admins as a feature request.