Ask HN: Why doesn't HN have comment collapse, like Reddit?

14 pointsazarias9y ago4 comments

I feel like there has to be a good reason. Because scrolling through long threads to get to a different line of thought is not very friendly.

4 comments

mtmail9y ago

This request comes up regularly, the last time two weeks ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11355038

Summary: most users agree, some wrote browser plugin, some are willing to pay for a solution. It's up to the admins to find time to implement the feature.

gscott9y ago

It will devalue the comments you write. Why bother if it no one will see it.

tedmiston9y ago

Some third party clients already support comment collapse :)

I'm keeping a list of all HN clients here: https://pinboard.in/u:tedmiston/t:hacker-news/

You can bookmark it, filter by web vs. mobile vs. native, etc.

For comment collapse, I'd look at Premii's client in particular.

wes-k9y ago

Oh man it pains me not having it! So many threads have a really long first comment chain about a tangent within the article or about a related project.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse