>> I really can't stand when people use those for quotes
>Which would be way less likely if HN actually supported quotes.
But look how well this works ;p.
Sorry...couldn't resist.
I dunno, I like the 'hackish' nature of it.
You're right i'm sure the tiles or playing cards could be used like that too, it may be arbitrary, I don't know. But, those were just some reasons off the top of my head, i'm sure when HN was being programmed a bit more thought went into it, or maybe not, who knows?
My main point is, I like the simplicity of it all, sure it could be better, but better doesn't necessarily lead to better quality content.
There's a minimum amount of distractions, most users find reasonable ways to communicate the context of the content of their posts and scrolling through most threads tends to be a mostly uniform experience where if users are following a few established conventions, you can follow the flow of things pretty well.
It's not perfect, it's not the best, but I feel like it fits the general vibe and nature of the site. It gives HN an identity among all the other news aggregators and forums.
>Which would be way less likely if HN actually supported quotes.
But look how well this works ;p.
Sorry...couldn't resist.
I dunno, I like the 'hackish' nature of it.
You're right i'm sure the tiles or playing cards could be used like that too, it may be arbitrary, I don't know. But, those were just some reasons off the top of my head, i'm sure when HN was being programmed a bit more thought went into it, or maybe not, who knows?
My main point is, I like the simplicity of it all, sure it could be better, but better doesn't necessarily lead to better quality content.
There's a minimum amount of distractions, most users find reasonable ways to communicate the context of the content of their posts and scrolling through most threads tends to be a mostly uniform experience where if users are following a few established conventions, you can follow the flow of things pretty well.
It's not perfect, it's not the best, but I feel like it fits the general vibe and nature of the site. It gives HN an identity among all the other news aggregators and forums.