YHackers: Click that "New" link

Post by walterk » Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 3:17 AM UTC

blasdel wrote: post #39

delackner wrote: post #37

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I really like this idea to put a number next to new, making it feel like an inbox. People will end up clicking it based on their need to "empty the inbox" built up from email management.

DEAR GOD NO! Please don't do this, most of us already have enough inboxes. The only thing I like about non-time-series sites like HN is that it just isn't in their nature to ever be something inbox-like. It's the sole saving grace of having a voting system, especially with vote-ranked threaded discussion -- it keeps it from ever being something I have to "catch up with" regularly.

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Post by markatson » Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 3:38 AM UTC

tlrobinson wrote: post #26

sharkbrainguy wrote: post #3

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or a little DSL for us to specify what we wanted on our homepage. (def homepage (page (top 10) (newest 5)))

No? Not quite what you were looking for?

Post by d0mine » Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 5:47 AM UTC

Xichekolas wrote: post #38

sidsavara wrote: post #4

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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.

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

Post by sidsavara » Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 6:54 AM UTC

Shamiq wrote: post #32

sidsavara wrote: post #21

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That shows you every article that makes the front page, it does not show you articles that people have just submitted. An RSS feed for all submissions might be nice, but refreshing the new page every 30 minutes or so is also sufficient. Since they roll down in order you don't lose your place, but the front page articles "jump" into whatever place the algorithm determines, which is why I prefer to read the front page…

The RSS shows every submission which gets at least one up vote. So most spam doesn't make it to the RSS, but a lot of other cruft can pass through depending on if at least one person liked it. At least, that's how I've seen it play out.

Post by Shamiq » Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 7:07 AM UTC

Shamiq wrote: post #32

sidsavara wrote: post #21

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That shows you every article that makes the front page, it does not show you articles that people have just submitted. An RSS feed for all submissions might be nice, but refreshing the new page every 30 minutes or so is also sufficient. Since they roll down in order you don't lose your place, but the front page articles "jump" into whatever place the algorithm determines, which is why I prefer to read the front page…

The RSS shows every submission which gets at least one up vote. So most spam doesn't make it to the RSS, but a lot of other cruft can pass through depending on if at least one person liked it. At least, that's how I've seen it play out.