[–] dang 7y ago ↗ https://hn.algolia.com/?query=ask%20hn%20black%20bar&sort=by... [–] DoreenMichele 7y ago ↗ Perhaps time to add it to the FAQ. [–] dang 7y ago ↗ It certainly is a frequently asked question. But spelling everything out is against the spirit of the site.On HN it's good for readers to have to work a little, and the audience is smart enough to figure things out.
[–] DoreenMichele 7y ago ↗ Perhaps time to add it to the FAQ. [–] dang 7y ago ↗ It certainly is a frequently asked question. But spelling everything out is against the spirit of the site.On HN it's good for readers to have to work a little, and the audience is smart enough to figure things out.
[–] dang 7y ago ↗ It certainly is a frequently asked question. But spelling everything out is against the spirit of the site.On HN it's good for readers to have to work a little, and the audience is smart enough to figure things out.
[–] lettergram 7y ago ↗ It's equivalent to the flag at half mast:> When someone important to the community dies, a thin black bar is added to the top of HN as a mark of respect
[–] lsr_ssri 7y ago ↗ It's for the late Paul Allen RIP. Should've known, sorry all. [–] BLKNSLVR 7y ago ↗ I'm relatively new to HN, and as such I hadn't encountered the black line before. Thanks for asking the question so that noobs like me can find out the answer.
[–] BLKNSLVR 7y ago ↗ I'm relatively new to HN, and as such I hadn't encountered the black line before. Thanks for asking the question so that noobs like me can find out the answer.
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> When someone important to the community dies, a thin black bar is added to the top of HN as a mark of respect