I use it all the time. I hide stories that don't interest me, which makes it easier to scan through the list later to see what I missed.
But you're anyway passing through the list, only afterwards you hide those that don't interest you.
Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
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#32I sometimes use it to hide infuriating but hard to resist stuff like the latest "safe space" rules at $university. Not often enough, at least I usually manage to avoid commenting.
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#33I regret adding it, because I don't think it pays for the complexity it adds. But I haven't had have the nerve to cut it. If people are clicking it mostly by accident, that could be the excuse I need. Also I told pg one time that I wanted to get rid of it and he said "oh don't do that!" I think he used it exactly once.
The compromise might be a confirm dialog. Since this button is right next to comments, people often hit it on mobile. Flag could maybe use one as well
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#34Often! Only really for stories I'm not really interested in that seem to be sticking to the homepage for a while, but yeah I hide an article or three every week or so
I wouldn't riot or anything if it was removed, but it's a little handy sometimes
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#35I regret adding it, because I don't think it pays for the complexity it adds. But I haven't had have the nerve to cut it. If people are clicking it mostly by accident, that could be the excuse I need. Also I told pg one time that I wanted to get rid of it and he said "oh don't do that!" I think he used it exactly once.
Both the hide and flag buttons have non-trivial consequences, for which thread titles do not provide sufficient context. If they could be limited to the story page, their usage would gain context from comments, and suffer less accidental clicks on mobile. It's also distracting to have 60 link targets occupying tactile and optical real estate on the front page, when they are rarely pressed. Limiting hide/flag to the s…
Or maybe just give the opportunity to _undo_ it by re-clicking it shortly after if misclicked instead of hiding it in the void.
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#36Yes, recently for the crypto, SBF and Musk stories because, oh god, there are so many of them. Otherwise pretty much not.
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#37I use it all the time, especially in longer threads. Mostly on mobile.
Edit: confused this with thread collapsing... Never used the hide button
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#38Where is that button?
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#39I regret adding it, because I don't think it pays for the complexity it adds. But I haven't had have the nerve to cut it. If people are clicking it mostly by accident, that could be the excuse I need. Also I told pg one time that I wanted to get rid of it and he said "oh don't do that!" I think he used it exactly once.
If it could be moved, or require confirmation (or an undo option), that would be awesome. I keep accidentally hitting it, and it makes me sad.
Re: Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
#40I regret adding it, because I don't think it pays for the complexity it adds. But I haven't had have the nerve to cut it. If people are clicking it mostly by accident, that could be the excuse I need. Also I told pg one time that I wanted to get rid of it and he said "oh don't do that!" I think he used it exactly once.
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