Having a Reddit-style inbox for responses to comments is urgently overdue. Most new users would never think to click on "threads" to find replies.
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Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#52Suggestion: Can you move the collapse button to the left of the username? One way I tend to use nested comment threads is reading all top comments, collapsing as I go. Great stuff, overall -- thanks!
That would certainly increase the number of accidental votes.
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#53>You can collapse comments in threads
Oh thank you so much for this.
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#54Suggestion: Can you move the collapse button to the left of the username? One way I tend to use nested comment threads is reading all top comments, collapsing as I go. Great stuff, overall -- thanks!
This would be appreciated here too. The functionality is great but it feels unnatural where it's currently positioned.
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#55I'm glad to see you guys finally got the resources you deserve to make these changes!
I'm also happy you guys are stealing all the best stuff from Reddit and leaving the other stuff behind. Great set of new features!
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#56How long does the "unvote" option last? Permanently? If I accidentally bump the "unvote" button on a comment that's years old, can I re-apply my vote, or only if it's an upvote?
That is a subtle point and I was curious if someone would ask about it!
Unvote links last for an hour. This is because the main use of voting data is to rank posts, and that's time sensitive. If we let people go back and unvote after hours have gone by (let alone years), that would be rewriting history, or counterfactually messing with it.
Even an hour is arguably too long. Since the main purpose of this feature is to correct misclicks and over-hasty impulses, a few minutes would probably be enough.
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#57Welcome to Scott, people have long wondered whether you were using the royal "we". We'll have to start writing "Dan/Scott". :)
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#58Bug: This appears as a "Please read about some new features. [x]" heading, but clicking the "x" does nothing (including after page reload) Otherwise: Awesome! The collapse feature in particular is something I've long wanted.
It looks like this can happen if you have local storage disabled (perhaps temporarily, if you're using an incognito window).
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#59Suggestion: Can you move the collapse button to the left of the username? One way I tend to use nested comment threads is reading all top comments, collapsing as I go. Great stuff, overall -- thanks!
More generally, can you try to adjust it so that the [-] button doesn’t move around after being clicked?
The spacing above the username at the top of the comment shouldn’t change when a thread is collapsed.
Re: Tell HN: New features and a moderator
#60dang, this is excellent. thank you so much :)