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276 points nimbusega | 4 comments | 06 Nov 24 15:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.446s | source
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jgrahamc ◴[06 Nov 24 17:00 UTC] No.42065305[source]▶
This doesn't look like a print newspaper. Print newspapers are much denser (in general) and have different headline sizes to emphasize the editor's choice of stories. This looks like a corporate blog home page or something. Some people will like this presentation; I'm pretty happy with HN as it is. But congratulations on shipping!
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nimbusega ◴[06 Nov 24 18:01 UTC] No.42066435[source]▶
Thanks for the feedback! Print newspaper's have curation, which this lacks. I guess the main thing it takes from newspapers is the image and blurb that help give you a preview of the story.
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1. dangoor ◴[06 Nov 24 18:24 UTC] No.42066831[source]▶
There is a form of curation on HN and "editorial judgment" on HN and that's in the points a post has. A closer approximation of a newspaper would be possible by looking at the points of a post and maybe comparing that to other posts and then sizing headlines appropriately based on how "important" the HN community sees a given story.
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2. tessierashpool ◴[06 Nov 24 18:31 UTC] No.42066964[source]▶
this is exactly how my 2009 version (in my previous comment) chose to size and space its headlines
3. nimbusega ◴[06 Nov 24 18:34 UTC] No.42067024[source]▶
Yes, I agree. I think I will change the design to have a hierarchy.
4. TheSpiceIsLife ◴[06 Nov 24 22:38 UTC] No.42070638[source]▶
The other form of curation is place on the front page.

That's probably closer to the editors choice in the context of HN.