Not logging users out when we restart the server. (If you
find yourself suddenly logged out, that's why. Sorry, will fix.)
Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
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#22a list of all of a user's comments on their user page would be nice
Re: Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
#23Definitely search. I use reddit's search feature all the time to find old articles.
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#24I'd like to see a list (RSS feed?) of my comments that have been replied to so that discussion can continue.
Re: Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
#25Bare bones API-like stuff could go a long way. Add a url parameter to the submit page that prefills the url field and anyone can create a bookmarklet for submitting. Add a status page that takes a url and returns whether or not it is in the system, its current rating and the id to pass in for modding and someone's on their way to a low rent firefox extension.
Re: Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
#26Though restricting the site to invitation only isn't a good idea.
Letting people invite friends that they know would be interested
from inside the site would be convenient.
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#27We'd like to see a geographic search so that founders can meet other founders based on where they live.
http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=445
Re: Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
#28I've heard many people give this wonderful piece of advice:
"Ignore your user's requests. They'll ask for every feature under the sun apart from the one that they really need. You'll spend all your time adding new features rather than making your site genuinely usefull"
Unfortunatly I cant find any citations. If only quotationsbook.com was ready!
Re: Please tell us what features you'd like in news.ycombinator
#29Could we add a domain name that each post refers to. That way we could tell blog posts, from PG essays, from e-zine articles.
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#30ideas.yc.com.
we've all got more ideas than time, and it's a shame to let them languish in our individual imaginations. so how about creating a public clearinghouse for ideas where they're a) subject to reddit-esque competition, and b) "open source" -- available for anyone to pursue.
it'd be a meme pool.