Tell HN: Thank you for being fast, almost ad-free and text-only

Post by _Algernon_ » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 5:41 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #27

kibwen wrote: post #15

As others will be quick to point out, HN does have ads in the form of job postings for YCombinator startups that are delivered inline with the links on the front page. That said, it's relatively unobtrusive. And of course, the existence of HN is a large part of the marketing for YCombinator itself. Personally, I'll commend dang for doing a high-effort job at moderation, and tolerating all the dunking on Paul Graham t…

But ... these job postings are difficult to discern from other posts. At least Google puts "Ad" in front of ads ...

Post by flanbiscuit » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 5:45 PM UTC

ptasci67 wrote: post #85

flanbiscuit wrote: post #51

IMO, Reddit is still usable but only via https://old.reddit.com . I still use Reddit daily, but I can't stand the horrific new design. I also highly curate my subscribed subreddits and use multireddits to combine subject matters. On Android I use Reddit Sync[1] (which has an ad-free pro version I paid a one-time $5 fee for). I worry about the day they discontinue old.reddit.com, or decide to cripple third-party apps…

Just as an alternate data point, I personally prefer the new design as I find it more inviting, and easier to browse on mobile. I think both should exist because there are enough people who prefer the old way but it does beg the question of whether it is worth supporting both from an engineering perspective. I'm sure it has a real cost to Reddit.

Post by jedberg » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 5:52 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #15

As others will be quick to point out, HN does have ads in the form of job postings for YCombinator startups that are delivered inline with the links on the front page. That said, it's relatively unobtrusive. And of course, the existence of HN is a large part of the marketing for YCombinator itself. Personally, I'll commend dang for doing a high-effort job at moderation, and tolerating all the dunking on Paul Graham t…

Post by Jerrrry » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 6:06 PM UTC

habibur wrote: post #110

Jerrrry wrote: post #36

My only (primary, continuous, and ignored) complaint is that OP's text post's contrast matches the contrast of less-useful comments, making every Self-HN post seem subconsciously and automatically downvoted. It was "tradition,"? No, it's archaic and ironic for a site with so many A11y/accessibility advocates.

PG did it in the early days, as far as I can recall. The point was to discourage descriptive posts, preventing it from turning into reddit, and rather encourage posts linking to tech materials.

Post by frosted-flakes » Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 6:14 PM UTC

2devnull wrote: post #106

“only ask is to revisit CSS a bit and make it mobile friendly. I.e slightly larger fonts” record scratch No! I’ve been visiting daily on the smallest of phones for well over a decade. Please, please, please don’t change anything. It’s great as is. If it’s not broke, don’t fix!