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Oh? Like what? I am actually ignorant here. Edit: Neat. Thanks, all.

clifflocked 5mo ago
See /active
Confiks 5mo ago
The "Lists" page, lists most of such 'hidden' functionality: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists (which itself is linked in the footer).
zamadatix 5mo ago
Downvoting/flagging kind of just "appear" for most before they get a chance to read about it being a thing. Even when someone unlocks flagging they often don't know you can flag comments instead of just downvote them because you have to load the direct link (most easily, the timestamp link) to see it. I actually don't remember how you're supposed to know about https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc. I'm pretty sure it's not linked on the main page and the input box doesn't make mention of it. There are some lists out there (probably easiest to just ask AI or check the lists page) of special URLs like /bestcomments or /classic. There are also some query paramters available for certain URLs. Keep in mind the lists page is not exhaustive, e.g. /over Many never poke around their settings enough to understand showdead or noprocrast exist/how they work. I bet a good number learned that polls were a thing from this post :D. That's what comes to mind but it can be hard to remember some of the things because you get ao used to them being there personally (I'm continually surprised users often reach the karma threshold for downvoting before understanding they can flag/vouch comments). I'm sure others can fill in some good ones :).
- Jtsummers 5mo ago
  > I actually don't remember how you're supposed to know about https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc. I'm pretty sure it's not linked on the main page and the input box doesn't make mention of it. It's in the FAQ, linked at the bottom of (almost) every page along with the guidelines.
  - zamadatix 5mo ago
    Thanks for the reminder! I knew I found it somewhere other than Google once!
  - GoblinSlayer 5mo ago
    I see as a "help" url near the textarea.

See /active

The "Lists" page, lists most of such 'hidden' functionality: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists (which itself is linked in the footer).

zamadatix 5mo ago

Downvoting/flagging kind of just "appear" for most before they get a chance to read about it being a thing. Even when someone unlocks flagging they often don't know you can flag comments instead of just downvote them because you have to load the direct link (most easily, the timestamp link) to see it. I actually don't remember how you're supposed to know about https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc. I'm pretty sure it's not linked on the main page and the input box doesn't make mention of it. There are some lists out there (probably easiest to just ask AI or check the lists page) of special URLs like /bestcomments or /classic. There are also some query paramters available for certain URLs. Keep in mind the lists page is not exhaustive, e.g. /over Many never poke around their settings enough to understand showdead or noprocrast exist/how they work. I bet a good number learned that polls were a thing from this post :D. That's what comes to mind but it can be hard to remember some of the things because you get ao used to them being there personally (I'm continually surprised users often reach the karma threshold for downvoting before understanding they can flag/vouch comments). I'm sure others can fill in some good ones :).

Jtsummers 5mo ago
> I actually don't remember how you're supposed to know about https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc. I'm pretty sure it's not linked on the main page and the input box doesn't make mention of it. It's in the FAQ, linked at the bottom of (almost) every page along with the guidelines.
- zamadatix 5mo ago
  Thanks for the reminder! I knew I found it somewhere other than Google once!
- GoblinSlayer 5mo ago
  I see as a "help" url near the textarea.