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SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
47 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 18 critical, out of 95 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 5 for, 14 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for blocking annoying popup widgets
From 3 comments
Very cool -- the widgets are getting a little out of hand these days, I prefer when they stay minimized or at least out of your face. Thank you-- will definitely try this out!…
evanscottgray on HNI feel like chat widgets have become the new email popups. Extremely annoying when you get asked if you need help one second after landing. Not to mention that many widgets also…
skilled on HNThank you, had to do manually do this through my adblocker every now and then.
numbers on HN
Objections
Chat widgets are useful for support
From 3 comments
Many times. Just the other day I had a question about Skylight (which we use where I work) and I was promptly helped through the widget. Granted, this could also have been done…
mosselman on HNI use intercom to provide support for my service. Yes, it pops up and asks if you have questions on the homepage. Yes, it checks in on you after using the site for a week. But I…
bastawhiz on HNI've used those chat widgets a lot and they are by far the best way to get customer service issues addressed. They respond faster than the phone line, it's async so I can use the…
tootie on HN
Blocking widgets hurts the support channel for businesses
From 2 comments
Congratulations. You have just helped take away the #1 support mechanism for our SaaS. Can I just redirect all my irate customers to your email when they cannot reach our support…
cyberferret on HNI've used those chat widgets a lot and they are by far the best way to get customer service issues addressed. They respond faster than the phone line, it's async so I can use the…
tootie on HN
uBlock Origin or EasyPrivacy already block these
From 2 comments
While I applaud the effort that went into this, I'm not sure what this gains over adding a handful of additional rules into your current adblocker. Many adblockers use the…
michaelbuckbee on HNCan't uBlock Origin already solve this problem?
kgwxd on HN
Requests
Block cookie and GDPR popups
From 2 comments
is there one that stops the GDPR/Cookie law popups that litter the web?
TamDenholm on HNCan you please add blocking of "Please agree to use cookies" hollyguacamolle?
viach on HN
Block notification request popups
From 1 comment
can it block 'this website would like to send you notifications' popups too? those irritate me more than chat widgets
YeahSureWhyNot on HN
Collapse widgets instead of blocking them
From 1 comment
Why don't you collapse it instead of killing it ? I sometimes need that chatbox.
johnchristopher on HN
Questions
Is the source code available
From 2 comments
Is there a GitHub link? I can't seem to find it on mobile.
victor9000 on HNNo link to the source code
avodonosov on HN
Alternatives named
uBlock Origin filter lists
From 2 comments
Can't uBlock Origin already solve this problem?
kgwxd on HNHere's the URLs from the extension in UBlock rule form: ``` ||widget.intercom.io/ ||connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk/xfbml.customerchat.js…
AH2mdte8kPnJS on HN
EasyPrivacy list
From 1 comment
While I applaud the effort that went into this, I'm not sure what this gains over adding a handful of additional rules into your current adblocker. Many adblockers use the…
michaelbuckbee on HN
NoScript
From 1 comment
I thoroughly recommend installing NoScript. I've set it to only trust first-party-domain scripts and those from a few hand-picked sites. This does occasionally mean I'm…
oliwarner on HN