HNBlocker
Consumer and social
forum client extension
SHOW HN2013
38points
39comments
#654of 1,739 in 2013
Top 38%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 4 for, 6 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for cutting down flame wars and harassment
From 2 comments
I find it pretty easy to ignore people here and I don't tend to remember who makes comments on my comments. But I can certainly see how blocking someone would help cut down the…
Macsenour on HNFor those of you wondering why someone might use something like this, I had someone who made a fake account to follow me around on HN and insult me for a while. They got…
steveklabnik on HN
Client-side blocking is the best approach
From 1 comment
I fully support this addon, I think it's the best way to do blocking, on the client. That said, I am not looking forward to comments that consist of nothing more than "blocked"…
Torgo on HN
Objections
Blocking users is unnecessary; ignoring them is enough
From 3 comments
User blocking doesn't appeal to me, I just ignore and move on. But maybe I'm just not that sensitive. The only HN extension that has withstood the test of time for me is a thread…
guelo on HNI hereby christen this extension, "Weenie Ware." Why? Only a true weenie would feel the need to block someone on a global scale. More reasonable users simply ignore what they…
D9u on HNI fear now we'll be having a lot more inflammatory, useless, space-filling remarks like "I can't see what he just said I have him on ignore". My philosophy is to simply ignore…
clicks on HN
Blocking hides useful insight from disagreeable users
From 2 comments
Yep, until a strong enough AI exists to discern the useful information out of the flaming. The problem with people who you'd want to block is that a good amount of the time they…
serf on HNShould I just peak at their posts individually in case each one might have useful content as well? I like the Hyde Park approach, see a crazy dude? Keep on walking, and…
hobs on HN
Encourages groupthink and inane meta-comments
From 1 comment
I fully support this addon, I think it's the best way to do blocking, on the client. That said, I am not looking forward to comments that consist of nothing more than "blocked"…
Torgo on HN
Requests
Time-limited blocking
From 1 comment
I'd like an extension like this. It'd be amazing if it had a time limit. "Block Bob for 2 hours" or 2 days. That would give me time to calm down and respond to Bob in a sensible…
DanBC on HN
Regex-based filtering by content
From 1 comment
awesome. so how about the ability to add regexps(?) so that we filter people based on content? mentioning no names, but some users are great when they're talking about technical…
andrewcooke on HN
Sync blocklist across computers
From 1 comment
awesome. so how about the ability to add regexps(?) so that we filter people based on content? mentioning no names, but some users are great when they're talking about technical…
andrewcooke on HN
Questions
Is blocking users on HN a big issue?
From 1 comment
Pardon me, but is blocking people on HN a big issue?
Macsenour on HN
Alternatives named
Thread-folding userscript
From 1 comment
User blocking doesn't appeal to me, I just ignore and move on. But maybe I'm just not that sensitive. The only HN extension that has withstood the test of time for me is a thread…
guelo on HN
Hacker News Mark All Read extension
From 1 comment
To add to that, I recommend this extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-mark-all-read/ogfbcfkihdkplelnaenpgkhnkpoaggjc. Not only does it give you…
ihuman on HN
Reddit Enhancement Suite
From 1 comment
>something that would allow you take notes about other users and have those notes pop up when you hover over their name On Reddit, you can do this via the Reddit Enhancement…
jaredsohn on HN
Firefox userscript for blocking HN users
From 1 comment
I've been working on the same thing for firefox as a userscript. It's certainly more equitable then hellbanning, and inane threads about how subject x is turning hn into reddit.
krapp on HN