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by richardg • 15 years ago

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Check out http://ireadhn.videowatchr.com. A different way to read HN. Comments welcome!

ColinWright2• 15 years ago

Clickable: http://ireadhn.videowatchr.com

Why do people not create the link?

vaporstun• 15 years ago

Because HN won't allow clickable links on text posts.

IIRC it has something to do with the fact that pg didn't want discussion on links posted that wasn't in the comments or something and allowing a link with a text post allows for such commentary on the link. By disallowing it, commentary is pushed to the comments where it ought to be.

This has the downside of not having a link in a text post appear as clickable, but serves the above purpose.

ColinWright2• 15 years ago

Indeed - so why don't people do what I did here, and put in the comment including the link?

idle_processor• 15 years ago

Hacker News comments are useful. Consider making the # comments oval a link that opens the HN thread in the right-hand pane.

richardg3• 15 years ago

Will do. Thanks for the input.

richardg3• 15 years ago

Got to temporary take down the site. hosting issues

richardg3• 15 years ago

Site is back now but different domain - http://ireadhn.g-webtech.com/

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