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SHOW HN2023
373points
218comments
#93of 3,109 in 2023
Top 3%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
23 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 16 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Design: 7 for, 7 againstIdea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPerformance: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Design captures old forum feel without being overbearing
From 2 comments
Can I just say that you've done a remarkably good job at capturing the feel of old school forums without going overboard into old school UI/UX? The spacing, font choices and just…
Klonoar on HNThe interface is amazing. Clean, it doesn't leave huge amounts of empty space that scream "this was made for phone users, everyone else might fuck off", and the subforums already…
lvxferre on HN
Nostalgic and fun to see
From 3 comments
I didn't realize how much I missed forums until I saw this. Thank you.
Mimmy on HNThat looks awesome! I do miss the "old" web2.0 with it's forums, message boards and the characistic designs. I always appreciate any throwback/retro web projects! Great work!
partyguy on HNMy god, that takes me back to the good old days. Love it. Well done.
Lolaccount on HN
Objections
Slow page loads and back-button lag under traffic
From 3 comments
It's odd because I was immediately thrown off when I hit the back button and there was a lag going back. Even on dial-up, going back was an instant operation because it just…
eterm on HNApart from the poor performance which surprised me considering I would expect it to be light, this is awesome and I for one sure miss an internet like this. It's so corporate…
pleb_nz on HNback when sites were efficient on user-experience and perfomance
flykespice on HN
Looks too modern or corporate for early 2000s
From 3 comments
that's actually one thing that I don't like about it. it looks like every other generic corporate website or Wordpress template, and certainly nothing like the forums I remember.
nice_byte on HNThis is way too flat to be a 2000s era forum. But it looks nice. I’m not sure about thread display on mobile though. The table format seems like it takes way too much space for…
Aeolun on HNApart from the poor performance which surprised me considering I would expect it to be light, this is awesome and I for one sure miss an internet like this. It's so corporate…
pleb_nz on HN
Requests
Source code release
From 1 comment
Cool, is source available? I didn't see it.
t09i209ba893 on HN
Show who is online
From 1 comment
Just missing “who’s online” ^^
talboren on HN
Mobile layout fixes
From 2 comments
This is way too flat to be a 2000s era forum. But it looks nice. I’m not sure about thread display on mobile though. The table format seems like it takes way too much space for…
Aeolun on HNLove the design. Not sure why but page requests are slow on my phone, I’d fix that.
testmasterflex on HN
Questions
Is registration open to everyone?
From 2 comments
Hmm, I'm not receiving an activation/confirmation email and can't post- do I need to wait to be admitted or is there something I'm doing wrong? Edit: Haha nice old school Lonely…
RankingMember on HN> Registrations are currently turned off. Wut? It would have been nice to know this before I spent effort filling out all information and generating a password.
Aeolun on HN
How is SEO handled?
From 1 comment
I love it. I was recently nostalgic about phpbb forums. Thought it would be cool to build a site like that. How is the SEO? Seems like poor SEO (never mind Reddit) was one of the…
nonethewiser on HN
Alternatives named
phpBB, vBulletin, and SMF
From 3 comments
I love how fast it is. I used to hang out on a lot of phpBB and vBulletin forums, and one thing that puzzles me in retrospect is why their performance was so terrible. I can…
slotrans on HNhttps://bitcointalk.org/ is still running SMF (created in 2006) and looks pretty old school.
andreygrehov on HN"early 2000s"? You know forums like this are from more like mid-2000s to mid-2010s right. Another one of these weird gen-Z no-history takes. Also, the point of this was coding…
ChrisArchitect on HN
Flarum and Discourse
From 2 comments
I wish there were more "modern" old school forum software alternatives, which you can still just throw onto any LAMP stack hosting provider. I think the closest thing I've found…
eXpl0it3r on HN"early 2000s"? You know forums like this are from more like mid-2000s to mid-2010s right. Another one of these weird gen-Z no-history takes. Also, the point of this was coding…
ChrisArchitect on HN
Reddit and Hacker News style front pages
From 2 comments
It looks great. However browsing this forum reminds my of the biggest innovation since these days. The reddit/HN like front page going across multiple subjects, ranked not by…
Pilottwave on HNThe old-school sequential form still works, BUT...it needs moderation. All the time. I still browse similar forums, but the second someone derails a thread, or people start…
TrackerFF on HN