Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderPeriodically someone will ask me if I've read any of the Song of Ice and Fire books. My answer is always no. Then I launch into a rant about the Wheel of Time series. I got sucked into that series on book one and chewed through it all the way to book 7. At book seven I had caught up to the author and the fact that he hadn't written the next book in the series yet gave me an…
I remember when this came out. I agree with the sentiment, but I think that as an audience you have every right to feel cheated that someone told you half a story and then never finished it. Sure, they didn't owe it to you, but it's still a shitty thing to do. Like if a friend offered to help you move and then never showed up. Hey, I'm not your bitch! They might say. No, but they said they'd do…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 214
- Total comments
- 335
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-05 | Entitlement issues (2009)First breakout · Best thread | drx | 121 | 151 |
| 2018-12-29 | Entitlement issues (2009) | Tomte | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-04-30 | Entitlement Issues (2009) | Tomte | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-12-04 | Entitlement Issues (2009) | Tomte | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-06-08 | Entitlement Issues (2009) | Tomte | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-07-21 | Entitlement Issues (2009) | Tomte | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-03-17 | Entitlement issues (2009)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | tta | 85 | 184 |
| 2023-08-31 | George R.R. Martin is not your bitch (2009) | hamdouni | 2 | 0 |