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Tell HN: Add a section where we can see what changes have been made to HN

5 points by Michie ↗ HN
I noticed at lot of changes lately to HN. Such as adding flag | hide | past | web etc.

Also, what I find interesting was: Unlike before, I wasn't able to add in a comment to the post I have made. Trying to find out what is the cause. I have discovered something weird.

On MY new section, my post was showing as if it was a new post and was shown to others. On a new browser that I wasn't logged in, my post was missing. On my devices not connected with the same IP, my post was also missing.

Is there a new rule or algorithm regarding posting?

Can we add a section regarding changes made to HN? It can be a milestone or a documentation on how to understand or use the new features.

I've checked 'dang's timeline' and there are no new announcement regarding these new features being added lately. Thanks.

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CarolineW
The "feature" you mention - having a post visible to you when logged in, but apparently not visible to others - is a long-standing feature. Posts from some sites are "dead on arrival", the mods having determined that posts from those sites are usually poor, and the better ones will be reported by other sites which are not proscribed.

I agree that it would be nice to have, somewhere, a complete list of features, but this is not a new one.

Michie
Oh, I didn't know that wasn't a new feature. Thanks for clarifying that.
brudgers
In the words of Johnny Carson, "I did not know that."
viraptor
Check the post from a new account, with "show dead" enabled in the options. Likely it was auto classified as spam. Quite a few people browse with show dead, so it's possible someone will vouch for your link and un-dead it.
Michie
So are you suggesting that I create a new account, enabled "show dead" option on that account, in order for me to see it? Thanks :)

To HN Mods, I suggest instead of just auto classifying it as spam. Maybe add a warning to that submission that it was classified as spam and if the user still wants to post it considering it is mark as spam, then it's upto them? Thank you.

detaro
Generally, if you want to suggest things to the mods, e-mail them. They don't see all threads.
Michie
Noted. I'll send them an email. Thanks.
viraptor
> So are you suggesting [...]

If you want to check if this is what happened - yes. I'm giving you a workaround to check, not advertising a workflow.

> Maybe add a warning to that submission that it was classified as spam

I don't expect they'd go for that... Marking things as spam is useful for the readers. For the writer it just mean, "keep rewriting the data to find out how our filters work and how to bypass them".

tedmiston
A changelog for HN would be awesome to have.