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 orderhttps://archive.ph/WCLxr
I've said this repeatedly[1], but I take the opportunity to say it every chance I get. Ad-blocking is about trust—or more accurately, lack thereof. I don't trust you not to show me scammy ads, load 2MB of tracking JS, maliciously redirect me, or generally ruin my overall user experience with your content you claim is so valuable. So I run an ad-blocker. I'm telling you I value your content (enough to view it, anyway), and to stop getting in my…
I think that the ability to filter out content is a basic right that should be built-in to any Internet application, not forced to be an "add-on" and vilified by being seen as synonymous with attacks on the advertising industry and content providers. And since regexes on URLs would be complicated and error-prone for most people, I think the onus is on content providers to throttle themselves, baked right into a user-agent protocol. For example, the USER should be able…
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
- 194
- Total comments
- 259
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-16 | Why It's OK to Block Ads | command_shift | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-10-18 | Why It’s OK to Block Ads | __Joker | 36 | 8 |
| 2017-08-23 | Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015) | atesti | 4 | 0 |
| 2017-12-20 | Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015)First breakout | adwhit | 62 | 105 |
| 2022-09-08 | Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015)Hall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | timokoesters | 91 | 146 |