HN is surprisingly very very guilty of a whole lot of anti-user patterns and behaviour that other companies get regularly lamented.
Poor accessibility, bad mobile support, no options to delete content beyond a narrow window.
Poor accessibility, bad mobile support, no options to delete content beyond a narrow window.
no options to delete content beyond a narrow window.
Post deletion we've seen used for manipulation on other sites, it's a sticky topic. HN seems to want you to stand by your word, so it makes sense here.
bad mobile support
Because I don’t buy it. There is no time limit for discussions. One can take as much time as they like to enter text on their phone. Also if they’re motivated by the discussion they may take the time and make the effort to write thoughtful replies.
Finally, there’s no reason that users visiting on desktop computers won’t make equally shallow remarks. Shallow online discussions have existed long before smartphones existed.
Sent from my iPhone.
Poor accessibility