52 points | by aubanel 20 hours ago ago
8 comments
Previously:
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42835806 - Jan 2025 (10 comments)
A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38773957 - Dec 2023 (283 comments)
Hidden Functions of Hacker News - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38572756 - Dec 2023 (1 comment)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 - Oct 2022 (70 comments)
* A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors* - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 - Feb 2022 (67 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 - April 2021 (259 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 - June 2020 (267 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 - June 2019 (25 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 - Feb 2019 (188 comments)
Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 - Feb 2018 (395 comments)
> After a post or comment is made, it can be edited by the author within 2 hours.
This doesn't apply to certain special posts, such as "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?"
Comments are always editable there.
I was hoping this page would tell me how to italicize words. I still don't know how.
Like this : https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
This is a really nice list! I didn't even know half of those links existed.
I've just been informed that my account is shadowbanned from voting and flagging. This is not a possible behaviour on the list, and should be added.
Best is to contact hn@ycombinator.com to get an explanation or a correction.
I did. That's how I know my account is shadow-restricted because I didn't flag equal numbers of posts from all political sides - they told me so.
Doesn't matter if some political sides generate a lot more flaggable posts - still have to flag equal numbers.
Previously:
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42835806 - Jan 2025 (10 comments)
A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38773957 - Dec 2023 (283 comments)
Hidden Functions of Hacker News - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38572756 - Dec 2023 (1 comment)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 - Oct 2022 (70 comments)
* A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors* - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 - Feb 2022 (67 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 - April 2021 (259 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 - June 2020 (267 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 - June 2019 (25 comments)
A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 - Feb 2019 (188 comments)
Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 - Feb 2018 (395 comments)
> After a post or comment is made, it can be edited by the author within 2 hours.
This doesn't apply to certain special posts, such as "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?"
Comments are always editable there.
I was hoping this page would tell me how to italicize words. I still don't know how.
Like this : https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
This is a really nice list! I didn't even know half of those links existed.
I've just been informed that my account is shadowbanned from voting and flagging. This is not a possible behaviour on the list, and should be added.
Best is to contact hn@ycombinator.com to get an explanation or a correction.
I did. That's how I know my account is shadow-restricted because I didn't flag equal numbers of posts from all political sides - they told me so.
Doesn't matter if some political sides generate a lot more flaggable posts - still have to flag equal numbers.