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 orderAt first I thought the author might be poking fun at the war -- then I realized that he was actually poking fun at himself. People have high standards for fiction, yet some of the strangest things are real-life stories from history. A couple of my favorites from the Pacific Theater: 1) Radar detected the Japanese strike force approaching Pearl Harbor, but the guy in charge said it was a glitch. 2) The Japanese planned to declare war before attacking…
Well, knowing this is intended to be just funny I have to point out a few things: > All this from a country that was ordinary, believable, and dare I say it sometimes even sympathetic in previous seasons. Germany was drowned in serious economic depression that was deep enough to trigger a huge social response. Plus we cannot forget about the humiliating Versaille Treaty. > they instantly forget about all the racism nonsense and become best buddies with the definitely…
This is talking about a show on History Channel called "World War II" Of course, you got me (and probably a lot of other people) to click it because it sounds like an argument for the historical event not being believable.
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
- 416
- Total comments
- 215
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-12 | World War II was totally unrealisticFirst breakout · Best thread | goodside | 255 | 152 |
| 2014-11-10 | World War II Is Full of Plot Holes (2010)Latest 20+ point return | mblevin | 151 | 60 |
| 2016-11-23 | World War II – Not remotely believable (2010) | beefman | 10 | 3 |
