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Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by Xichekolas »

sidsavara wrote: post #48
Xichekolas wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Done! HN Toolkit: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039 Install and turn on the ' Show new items at bottom of main page? ' option. Let me know if you have problems.

Cool! I installed it, and selected the option - and nothing happens. I still see 30 items at the bottom Can you tell me the exact URL that I should be seeing it at? I see toolkit. When I use that I see the search YC buttons etc, but when I select that option specifically, nothing happens. I am assuming http://news.ycombinator.com/ is the main page you are referring to right? Edit: SOLVED. http://news.ycombinator.com/…

Doh! the /news link is what I have bookmarked, so I didn't even think about just the index. Source has been updated to fix that.

Thanks!

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by Xichekolas »

d0mine wrote: post #45
Xichekolas wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Done! HN Toolkit: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039 Install and turn on the ' Show new items at bottom of main page? ' option. Let me know if you have problems.

s{ var blacklist = GM_getValue('hndomains', ''); }{ var blacklist = GM_getValue('hnblacklist', ''); }x;

Yeah I changed the name of that a couple versions back. If you want your old blacklist back, you can do something like:

  GM_setValue('hndomains', GM_getValue('hndomains', '') + ' ' + GM_getValue('hnblacklist', ''))
  GM_setValue('hnblacklist', '')
And then upgrade to the new version. In the future I'll try and be more conscious of upgrades when I change something like that.

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by biohacker42 »

The reason for the the lack of really good stories is the recent arrival of large crowds.

And pleading with them won't help, things are just averaging out. That's the key word average.

This has happened to every single great social news site I've enjoyed.

Anyone know what the next slashdot/reddit/HN is yet?

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by pedalpete »

sidsavara wrote: post #2

You know, I had a thought about this - why not make it an option to show me the 5 most recent new submissions on the bottom of the index page (e.g., the top 25 plus 5 latest). It's not a perfect solution, but at least I'll be aware it's there. I understand that could lead to some nasty gaming of the system though, just the first idea I thought of.

Actually, i barely use the main page, as lots of stuff on that I've likely seen before. I come in, scan the top few items on the main page, and then jump into new and go through like two or three pages (until I'm caught up).

So for my personal preference, I'd probably be interested in seeing the newest stuff, and then maybe a column for 'most popular'.

I know it's unconventional, but...

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by Xichekolas »

Xichekolas wrote: post #38
sidsavara wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure something like this is possible with some greasemonkey/iframe magic Still not a perfect solution as not everyone will install it - but a decent start eh?

Done! HN Toolkit: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039 Install and turn on the ' Show new items at bottom of main page? ' option. Let me know if you have problems.

Just an update on this... the additions I made last night broke some stuff (and I apparently didn't test it well), so please update (as of now) to get fixes.

Specifically, splitview got broken and a couple other little things were acting funny.

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by run4yourlives »

>Lately, I've noticed that some really good submissions aren't making it to the homepage

This could simply be a direct result of the change in the "new" section's S2N ratio. There's simply a lot more crap in that queue than there has been previously.

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by ajiho »

andrewljohnson wrote: post #23

This could be solved by using the one-box method that Reddit uses - make the top of the home page a new story without regards to popularity. I like that feature a lot. Let's be real - people are going to do what's in their best interest - not what is good for the community. So, let's not count on people to vote and go to the New page. I think it's better to count on software engineering here, instead of social engine…

What about the following idea: Always take the top-story off the front page and instead only show it on the "new" page? So the front page remains very useful, but if you want to look for the very top story, you also have to take a look at the new ones. Couldn't this be an adjustment to better "pivotize" the signal/noise problem?

(Addition: It may be better to take the two (or three) most popular stories.)

Re: YHackers: Click that "New" link

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Post by d0mine »

Xichekolas wrote: post #52
d0mine wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

s{ var blacklist = GM_getValue('hndomains', ''); }{ var blacklist = GM_getValue('hnblacklist', ''); }x;

Yeah I changed the name of that a couple versions back. If you want your old blacklist back, you can do something like: GM_setValue('hndomains', GM_getValue('hndomains', '') + ' ' + GM_getValue('hnblacklist', '')) GM_setValue('hnblacklist', '') And then upgrade to the new version. In the future I'll try and be more conscious of upgrades when I change something like that.

I don't use the script. I'd just thought that 'hnblacklist' would be a better name.
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