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

14 points by azarias 10 years ago | 4 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.

mtmail 10 years 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.

gscott 10 years ago |

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

tedmiston 10 years 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-k 10 years 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.