minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented on Hacker News

See https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#downvo...

comment by nsagent · 2024-01-17 · in US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission

Post with an URL in the text are penalized and it is harder for them to reach the front page. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by gus_massa · 2024-01-11 · in Teaching vi to secretaries brought LLMs to humanity

From the unoficial list of undocumentd features https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#editde... 2 hours (but it may change without warning)

comment by gus_massa · 2024-01-08 · in Ask HN: How long does the edit link appear on comments/submissions?

This might be helpful: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by ColinWright · 2024-01-08 · in Ask HN: What Unlocks with Karma, and When?

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#thin-b...

comment by bell-cot · 2024-01-03 · in Ask HN: Whats with the black bar on top of the Hacker News orange?

…... give some information, not just noise. Here [0] is some more information about downvotes. [0] https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#downvo...

comment by JaumeGreen · 2023-12-28 · in Game-icons.net: Free icons for your games

Apparently the account must be created before 2/13/2008: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#hacker...

comment by aragonite · 2023-12-27 · in A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

…(against site guidelines), as I have no other privacy preserving way of handling the issue. 0. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/issues...

comment by averageRoyalty · 2023-12-27 · in A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

…this list was on the front page again when I was notified that my PR [1] was finally merged :) [1]: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/pull/6...

comment by tech234a · 2023-12-26 · in A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by godelski · 2023-12-26 · in A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

I see it there: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by TheCleric · 2023-12-26 · in A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

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A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors

story by ssgodderidge · 2023-12-26 · 279 comments

…try again after participating here for a while. You can find undocumented features of HN here: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by _Microft · 2023-12-20 · in Is it possible for me to submit a site in HN?

…bad typo noticed in one reply.) More details in the unofficial feature list maintained by minimaxir https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#editde...

comment by gus_massa · 2023-12-11 · in Ask HN: How do I edit my comment?

…Also, here is a link that explains undocumented features and behaviors of HN for anyone interested: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by m_a_g · 2023-12-08 · in The pro-Israel information war

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Hidden Functions of Hacker News

story by aubanel · 2023-12-08 · 1 comment

…so please vouch responsibly! Only rescue civil, substantive contributions to the site. Sources: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flaggi... https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/two-hn-announcements/ (Also, welcome!)

comment by toomuchtodo · 2023-12-08 · in White House threatens to veto anti-EV bill just passed by US House

…and I think it's similar to what I remember from the last (recent) times I had to fix my comments. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#editde...

comment by gus_massa · 2023-11-13 · in Can Hacker News NH start allowing the abillity to make edits like Lemmy?

…showdead enabled in their profile. A submission can simultaneously be [flagged] and [dead]. [1] - https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flaggi...

comment by LinuxBender · 2023-11-06

> What do you mean with token perks? https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by mindcrime · 2023-10-31 · in Ask HN: How Do HN Downvotes work?

…incorrect. [1] is an unofficial collection of HN details, but minimaxir keep it up to date. [1] https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by gus_massa · 2023-10-31 · in Ask HN: How Upvotes Work

…around karma and voting in this repo [1] that you may find useful. This is not my repo. [1] - https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by LinuxBender · 2023-10-31 · in Ask HN: How Do HN Downvotes work?

So very, very many undocumented features. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by macintux · 2023-10-22 · in HN RSS feeds per user no longer available

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented "Additionally, founders of YC companies see each other's usernames show up in orange, which — although not an explicit benefit — does allow fellow YC founders to immediately identify…

comment by pierat · 2023-10-18 · in Why is text of sumissions in low-contrast grey on HN?

501 I think? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606145 Here is a nice list of HN features. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by lostlogin · 2023-10-17 · in Ask HN: Do you upvote? Why or why not?

…may be useful to record comments and threads which lead to HN improvements. A parallel universe to https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented .

comment by walterbell · 2023-09-25 · in Tell HN: There is a highlights page on HN

…) See also: >A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by r721 · 2023-09-19 · in Ask HN: Is HN Feature Frozen?

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented >After users reach 501 Karma, they gain the ability to downvote another comment.

comment by mikequinlan · 2023-08-28 · in Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain

IIRC, submissions are downranked as the commment to vote ration gets higher and higher. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flame-...

comment by DisgracePlacard · 2023-08-25 · in Hacker News Guidelines

…top of the top bar, in memoriam of a significant figure in the tech/science community dying." -- https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#thin-b...

comment by Ariarule · 2023-08-21

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#thin-b... > Occasionally, there will be a thin black bar at the top of the top bar, in memoriam of a significant figure in the tech/science community dying. A Hacker News submission…

comment by jenadine · 2023-08-06 · in People who've received a black bar on Hacker News

…here [1] are some additional undocumented features that someone wrote that may be helpful. [1] - https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by LinuxBender · 2023-07-25 · in Ask HN: Do karma points get deducted too? Why?

…repo that documents other things, though not what you asked, I'm not sure if it's still correct https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by serial_dev · 2023-07-24 · in Ask HN: How Much Karma Before I Can Post Something?

…dying. A Hacker News submission about the death will usually be on the front page at that time. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by skilled · 2023-07-20 · in Ask HN: Why did HN add a black strip on top?

…around ~0.5x and the max around ~2.5x (on hollywood strike, so potentially heated thoughts). [1]: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flame-...

comment by tedmiston · 2023-07-18 · in I must've pissed someone off at HN

…the profile page? Not sure but here [1] are some of the other URL's on HN one could bookmark. [1] - https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#public... [not my repo]

comment by LinuxBender · 2023-07-09 · in Ask HN: When were flagged submissions/comments added to the profile page?

On that note, here[1] is a resource with some more undocumented HN features. [1] https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by josters · 2023-07-04 · in What gets to the front page of Hacker News?

…voting on directly linked posts does not affect the vote count[0], to keep everything honest. [0] https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by Topfi · 2023-06-30 · in Site claims to sell upvotes on Hacker News

It does. Get to 501 karma and you can downvote. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by Jtsummers · 2023-06-17 · in Lingua Latina per se illustrata (2012)

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented Downvotes and more are unofficially documented here. Mostly I agree with your take, my assumption is that the karma requirement for downvoting is to help prevent downvote spam, but…

comment by Shared404 · 2023-06-16 · in Infantilism as a norm (2018)

…can be found here with how Hacker News does things. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented/blob/m...

comment by AH4oFVbPT4f8 · 2023-06-12 · in Show HN: FlingUp, a Reddit-like platform Ive been building for the last 2 years

…used for submissions which break the site guidelines, but that isn't always the case in practice). https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flaggi...

comment by r721 · 2023-06-05 · in Why I’m quitting Hacker News

…thread today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36011856 user mikequinan posted a link to: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented where you can find many details on how HN works (and also some reasons why it is designed…

comment by jaclaz · 2023-05-20 · in Ask HN: Why is there no downvote button in HN?

I agree. More info. There is an unofficial list of undocumented HN features maintained by minimaxir https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented @OP: You need 501 karma to see the downvote button. Use it wisely.

comment by gus_massa · 2023-05-20 · in Ask HN: Why is there no downvote button in HN?

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by mikequinlan · 2023-05-20 · in Ask HN: Any proved observations about how HN karma works?

It’s at 501 karma. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#downvo...

comment by latexr · 2023-05-14 · in Ask HN: Why the heck do I have minus points on HN?

…both pro and against) so I’ve never been convinced by this idea of the HN hive mind / groupthink. ¹ https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#downvo... ² Presumably we’re well past the point where it could get further downvotes.

comment by latexr · 2023-05-11 · in Ask HN: Why does the HN point system penalize comments that elicit good debate?

Cheatsheet you say? Here you go: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by ayewo · 2023-05-10 · in Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual machines

…with allowances for comments with substantial human contribution quoting eg ChatGPT output. [0] https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

comment by eindiran · 2023-05-08 · in A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy [pdf] (2005)

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#hacker...

comment by agnokapathetic · 2023-05-04 · in Hacker News Highlights