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Too much non-story "stuff" - at full screen height I get 4 stories on the front page. HN gives me 26. Clearly you can't go as minimalist as HN, but I really thi
by frossie 17y ago
Too much non-story "stuff" - at full screen height I get 4 stories on the front page. HN gives me 26. Clearly you can't go as minimalist as HN, but I really think you want to do better than 4.
Also, do you want to ask people to vote before they have even read the story?
Cute how the karma up/down text changes with the situation though... is that done automatically or by human?
- kapauldo 17y agohmmmm - good point, i hadn't thought of that, so you're saying the first impression should be more dense with stories. users can either "thin slice" and vote with their gut, or they can click the link and read the story, then vote (most links are pops). not sure what you mean about karma up/down text, can you clarify?
- frossie 17y agoI mean that if the story is about a person it says hero/jerk...