Nickelback Ipsum
Creative
placeholder text generator
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4points
7comments
#3,200of 3,515 in 2024
Top 92%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Execution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun concept, the user liked the Nickelback text
From 2 comments
Look at what you've started: https://try.scroll.pub/#scroll%0A%20nickelbackIpsum%201 User test: https://www.loom.com/share/cf344c6bc3a74bcf9f92ba26b8359a16
breck on HNLOVE this!
gigamick on HN
Objections
Fails with JavaScript disabled (POST error exposes backend stack trace)
From 2 comments
With JS disabled, when trying to generate the paragraphs I get a "Symfony\...\MethodNotAllowedHttpException - The POST method is not supported for route /. Supported methods:…
tithe on HNThat may be so, but I'd fussed about revealing the source code of the backend to the public Internet!
tithe on HN
Readers get distracted by the text instead of focusing on layout
From 1 comment
Isn't the point of lorem ipsum that it doesn't distract from the layout? I find myself reading this stuff.
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Alternatives named
Standard lorem ipsum
From 1 comment
Isn't the point of lorem ipsum that it doesn't distract from the layout? I find myself reading this stuff.
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