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 orderThe examples here are hilarious. > Angels & Airwaves: Forty-six reverts in one hour by two editors. The point of contention? Whether "Angels & Airwaves" is a band or "Angels & Airwaves" are a band. (British English requires "are", as the band comprises multiple people, while American English requires "is", as the band is a singular entity.) ALL-CAPS edit summaries laced with profanity and death threats liberally employed by one side.
Wikipedia is massively raging in edit wars. Before 2014's Russian aggression towards Ukraine, several Crimea-related pages pointed out (with citations) that Crimea tried to split from Ukraine twice already during soviet times, but this whole narrative was steadily rewritten after 2014. Considering how many people rely on Wikipedia to get "facts", this has always struck me at how much history rewriting can happen and how much can it influence the world we live in. Now, I'm no historian, and I…
I really love the fact that C# is mentioned. :D Highly interesting, how people do not see the forest for the trees and get lost in details to somewhat proof their point and digress even more. Dogmatism only get you so far. On the other hand, it is tough to be inclusive and do justice to everyone. Good intentions are not always appreciated.
...but they aren't lame!
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
- 599
- Total comments
- 411
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-07 | Wikipedia's Lamest Edit Wars | SandB0x | 2 | 0 |
| 2013-12-13 | Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars | benbou09 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-10-26 | Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars | microsage | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-04-27 | Lamest Edit WarsFirst breakout · Best thread | ag8 | 441 | 318 |
| 2020-07-09 | Wikipedia Lamest Edit Wars | 082349872349872 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-01-17 | Wikipedia: Lamest Edit Wars | vector_spaces | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-03-13 | Wikipedia: Lamest Edit Wars | pallas_athena | 19 | 3 |
| 2023-05-07 | Lamest Edit WarsHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | justin66 | 129 | 88 |
| 2025-05-11 | Wikipedia: Lamest Edit Wars | jsheard | 2 | 1 |